Left-hander Jose Quintana won't make his New York Mets debut until at least July because of a stress fracture in his rib.
The Mets are relieved that the prognosis wasn't even more severe.
Mets general manager Billy Eppler told reporters Tuesday a scan revealed a lesion on the impacted rib. Quintana went to New York to visit an orthopedic tumor specialist for a biopsy and additional scans that revealed the lesion was benign.
"This was bigger than baseball," Eppler said. "José's got our support and anything he needs. I'm just really thankful we're at least here as opposed to one of the other potential outcomes.