If the many losses, continual injuries, head-scratching mistakes and personnel changes were not enough to completely demoralize the Mets this season, try this latest development: Noah Syndergaard, two starts into his return from a finger injury, is headed back to the disabled list with hand, foot and mouth disease.
Even in the middle of this forgettable season, the Mets could not believe it.
“‘Are you serious?’” Mets Manager Mickey Callaway recalled thinking when he received the news. “I guess it’s very uncommon in adults, period. It’s kind of odd. Maybe it’s the first D.L. stint in baseball with hand, foot and mouth.