Steven Matz has flashed great potential and the ability to be a fixture in the New York Mets rotation. He’s also battled through his fair share of ailments including the latest: off-season surgery to remove bone spurs in his elbow.
Matz had been pitching with the issue for a good chunk of the season, which eventually was cut short after his finale on August 14. The 25-year old southpaw has been injury plagued from the start. Matz had Tommy John surgery during the 2010 season and didn’t pitch professionally until 2012, three years after he was drafted. Since then, various ailments have popped up.