Report: Mets' Noah Syndergaard to get second opinion on injury
New York Mets ace Noah Syndergaard will head to Los Angeles for a second opinion on his partially torn right lat muscle this week, according to a published report on Wednesday.
Syndergaard will be examined by Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic on Thursday, according to the New York Post. Syndergaard left early in his outing against the Washington Nationals on Sunday and was placed on the disabled list the next day.
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Syndergaard will be out a "considerable amount of time." There is no official timetable yet on a return from the injury that was confirmed with an MRI.
“A tear in the lat muscle in his throwing arm would potentially affect his pitching motion and style (that could lead to other injuries),” Armin Tehrany, the founder of Manhattan Orthopedic Care, said. “That's why it's more important to treat that kind of injury more seriously. It’s an uncommon injury that more likely arose because of the demands of being a pitcher.”
Tehrany said this type of injury could keep a pitcher sidelined as many as three months.
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The Mets were criticized for allowing Syndergaard to forego an MRI after experiencing shoulder/biceps discomfort. Alderson said Monday that a doctor told him there was no connection between the tear and the previous discomfort.
“Usually, baseball players who face going on the DL want to get imaging done,” said Michael George, a sports injury specialist at Houston’s KSF Orthopaedic Center. “Others just want to tough it out and don’t feel it’s a benefit for them to go on the disabled list.”
Contributing: Matt Ehalt of The Record