The Mets reliever couldn’t overcome his shoulder problems and ends the season with just one inning pitched.
The problems of New York Mets They continue and now it was the turn of the Dominican pitcher Dellin betances.
The right-hand reliever will have to undergo surgery on his right shoulder and will miss the remainder of the season, the team reported Thursday.
Betances says goodbye to the season by pitching only once, an April 7 outing against the Philadelphia Phillies where he threw an inning where he allowed an earned run, a walk and struck out an opponent.
“Dellin had been complaining of shoulder pain and will have to undergo surgery, so he will miss the rest of the season,” the Mets manager said. Luis Rojas.
His compatriot also reported that the surgery could be performed this Thursday and regretted losing “a good presence in the bullpen”, he also considered it “unfortunate” not to have a resource like Betances, to whom he sent his prayers for a recovery without events.
The four-time All-Star had a 19.24 ERA in the minor leagues as he tried the process of coming back from shoulder discomfort.
Since 2019 when he signed with the Mets, the Dominican has only been able to see action in 16 games where he has accumulated a 7.82 ERA.
On the other hand, those of New York received good news, since it is expected that the Dominican reliever Jeurys Family can be activated from the disabled list, having overcome his hip problems, while Jonathan Villar will begin a rehabilitation work this Wednesday at the Triple A branch of the team.
The Mets face Atlanta on Thursday before starting a series against the Yankees over the weekend.
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