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.
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.
New York Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler will undergo Tommy John surgery next week and expects to be out of major league games through the first two months of next season.
