New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz has elected to undergo surgery to remove bone spurs from his pitching elbow and will not return this season, the team announced Tuesday.
The New York Mets have set their rotation for the division series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and will give the ball to Jacob deGrom in Game 1 on Friday.
The Mets dodged a bullet Wednesday when outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was hit by a pitch in the left hand but escaped with no fractures in the Mets' 7-5 loss to the Phillies.
Determined to keep Matt Harvey's innings in check in his first season back from Tommy John surgery, the New York Mets will skip his scheduled start Sunday against the Colorado Rockies.
Steven Matz led the New York Mets to a 7-2 win against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in his major league debut. But the highly regarded prospect was even more impressive on offense.
Once Dillon Gee comes off the disabled list, the New York Mets will likely stick with a six-man pitching rotation through early to mid-August.
