NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Mets pitcher Steven Matz has a partially torn muscle in his upper back that will sideline the impressive rookie at least a month — probably longer.
In a surprise announcement Thursday night, the Mets revealed Matz was examined at the Hospital for Special Surgery and diagnosed with a partial tear of the lat muscle on his left side.
The 24-year-old received a platelet-rich plasma injection and will not throw for three weeks before getting examined again.
Matz pitched six innings of two-hit ball Sunday in an 8-0 victory over the Dodgers in Los Angeles.