Henry Roldán
Injury has become a true pandemic among the New York Mets, and the latest casualty was All-Star pitcher Max Scherzer, who was hurting after his start against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.
After throwing 87 pitches, the 37-year-old starter waved to his dugout to let them know he couldn’t stay on the mound, so manager Buck Showalter immediately came out to take his ace off the field.
Of course, the alarms went off immediately and an MRI was scheduled for early Thursday morning. Once this was completed, it did not yield very good results for Max Scherzer and the Mets fans.
According to the organization,Scherzer has been diagnosed with a moderate-to-high grade left internal oblique strain, which will keep him out of action for six to eight weeks.
When asked about the situation, Showalter remained upbeat and reflected, in front of the media, on the possibility that this injury could open up opportunities for other players within the team.
“The perfect world is you’re self-sustaining with your own people. There’s another opportunity for somebody to step up. And I think it creates good morale in the organization as the guys feel like we’re going to look here first, before we start coveting somebody else’s players. We’d like to have the answers be here.”
Buck Showalter on Max Scherzer’s absence
Scherzer’s injury joins that of Jacob DeGrom, who has missed every inning this season, as well as Tylor Megill. Likewise, David Peterson, currently in the Triple-A affiliate, is expected to be the man who fills the spot in the rotation.
Max Scherzer’s rough start
Max Scherzer’s injury hurts the soul of the Mets. Without DeGrom, the veteran pitcher had started paying dividends early on the three-year, $130 million, multimillion-dollar contract he signed during the preseason.
The three-time Cy Young Award winner is the leader of all the Major Leagues in victories with a 5-1 record, while in 49 and two-thirds of work his ERA is 2.54, with 11 walks and 59 strikeouts.
