The New York Mets will be without reliever Seth Lugo to kick off the 2021 campaign. Lugo will undergo elbow surgery to remove a bone spur and will not be able to throw during spring training.
Seth Lugo will have elbow surgery Tuesday to remove a bone spur and be set back several weeks, Mets announce
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 13, 2021
It’s a tough break for Lugo and the Mets. Lugo had settled into his bullpen role very nicely after struggling as a starter in 2017.