After he got shelled in the Mets’ historically-bad loss last night, the team announced today that Steven Matz has tightness in his forearm and will have an MRI. Mets manager Mickey Callaway had previously described Matz as having “dead arm,” but it seems that there may be more serious problem. Matz had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow in 2010 and has endured plenty of other injuries since then.
In 107.2 innings over 21 starts for the Mets this year, Matz has a 4.35 ERA and 4.74 FIP with 8.28 strikeouts, 3.43 walks, and 1.