(CBSNewYork)- The New York Mets will have to wait until at least August before seeing Noah Syndergaard return to the mound. According to MLB.com beat writer Anthony DiComo, the righthander is dealing with inflammation in his pitching elbow and while an MRI showed no structural damage, the team is shutting him down for six weeks.
BREAKING: Noah Syndergaard has been shut down for six weeks with right elbow inflammation. No structural damage, but he'll be down until at least August.
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The 28-year-old Syndergaard has been working his way back after having Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow in in March of 2020.