Noah Syndergaard recently tore a lat muscle in his throwing arm, but the Mets ace has no regrets about the injury.
Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard addressed the media on Saturday to give an update on his injured right arm, and reiterated that he wasn’t remorseful about the situation.
In the press conference, Syndergaard said he received a second opinion on the torn right lat muscle in his throwing arm, and said that he will have to go six weeks without throwing.
“Thor” was placed on the 10-day disabled list Monday, and the team’s general manger, Sandy Anderson, said that their star pitcher will be out for some “considerable time.”
“It will be a lengthy rehab process,” Syndergaard said in the press conference on Saturday. “I’m trying to maintain being positive.”
Syndergaard said he has no regrets about how he went about handling the injury and the decision to start while hurt, but also said he was sorry to the team’s PR director after getting mad about reporters approaching him at his locker to ask about his shoulder injury.
The situation occurred on April 27, when Syndergaard was scratched from his scheduled start after experiencing biceps and shoulder discomfort. He made headlines for declining to go through an MRI the next day, and then threw a bullpen session with the injury.
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In his next start against the Nationals, Syndergaard gave up five runs on five hits early on, and was taken out in the second inning, after deciding himself to start the game.
The injury may keep Syndergaard out past the All-Star break, which would not be a welcome circumstance for a struggling Mets team. The Mets currently find themselves with a 13-15 record, good for second in the NL East, and will need their star pitcher back if they hope to make another run in the postseason.