The Mets will officially be without two of their key left-handed relievers the rest of the way.
A.J. Minter is set to undergo season-ending lat surgery next Monday in Chicago and Danny Young has elected to undergo Tommy John surgery, as recommended by team doctors.
This is the second consecutive injury-shortened season for Minter, who underwent surgery to address a left hip issue last August while he was still a member of the division-rival Atlanta Braves.
The veteran southpaw made just 13 appearances during his first year with the Mets before suffering the injury while throwing a pitch on April 26 against the Washington Nationals.
He was expected to serve as a key piece at the backend of the bullpen this year and had allowed just two earned runs while striking out 14 batters before going down.
Young had a bit of an up-and-down start to the year, but he’d also established himself as a valuable piece for this bullpen over the past two seasons, and was going to be leaned on more with Minter sidelined.
He was dealing with the forearm issue for a few weeks, though, and his last appearance came on April 27.
He had been pitching better of late, allowing just two earned runs over his last five outings, but he finishes the season with a 4.32 ERA across 8.1 innings of work.
With the both of them sidelined, the Mets will be forced to dig deep into their depth before they potentially make an outside addition, and thus far veteran Génesis Cabrera has thrown relatively well — allowing just one run in two appearances.
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