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Mets’ Steven Matz has unclear future with team given injuries

Steven Matz can be one of the most dominant left-handed starting pitchers in the bigs if he could just find a way to stop getting hurt.

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Injuries have defined Matz’s career up to this point, and it all started well before he got his shot at the majors.

Tommy John surgery and a long road to recovery delayed his debut. Prior to the surgery, his trajectory alluded to a debut sometime during 2014. Instead, he could not make it up to the Show until 2015.