#pitching-injuries

#pitching-injuries

Blackburn landed with the Yankees after getting released by the Mets in August. He made eight appearances with the club, recording a 5.28 ERA with more than a strikeout per inning. Blackburn had been a starter for the majority of his career, but worked strictly as a reliever with the Yankees. The now 32-year-old had a miserable debut with the team, allowing seven earned runs in 3 1/3 innings to begin his time in the Bronx.

The righthander joins a slew of other Mets pitchers who underwent the procedure this year. Tylor Megill, who is under team control for two more years but could be non-tendered this offseason, Frankie Montas, Dedniel Nunez and Danny Young also had Tommy John surgery. Nunez and Young had the surgery early enough in the season to have an outside chance of pitching next year.

The Nationals announced today that left-hander MacKenzie Gore has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right ankle impingement.

I mean, I am a starter. I think that's point blank, Peterson told amNewYork when asked if there was anything he needed to show management during the final week of the regular season. That's how it is. You get into the playoffs, and you're going to have guys [move to the bullpen], especially early on. You need three starters, maybe four for the second round. So you're going to have a couple guys that are gonna go into the bullpen.

They did lose Evan Phillips for the season due to Tommy John surgery, and Brusdar Graterol isn't expected to return from offseason right shoulder surgery despite an initial expectation he would return after the All-Star break. In terms of their starting rotation, Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow both have returned from the injured list, and Shohei Ohtani is successfully stretching out.

He threw some plyo balls today, so arm is moving. Feeling good coming out of that, so now it's continuing to build a foundation and make sure we get him to a point where he's feeling good throwing and then go from there.

The Mets delayed promoting a built-up Dedniel Núñez from Triple-A Syracuse, wanting his call-up to signal permanence rather than an interchangeable arm in the majors.

Ryan Helsley, the best reliever available and Cardinals closer, is expected to attract significant interest as a free agent, boasting 100-mph fastballs and a newly employed curve.