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Syndergaard heading to L.A. for second opinion on lat injury

Mets RHP Noah Syndergaard will visit Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles for a second opinion on his partially torn right lat muscle, reports Joel Sherman of the NY Post.

The Mets have not given a timetable for Syndergaard's return, though GM Sandy Alderson said earlier this week that Syndergaard -- who is on the 10-day disabled list -- would be out for a matter of weeks, not days.

Sherman reported that "initial conservative estimates" have Syndergaard missing three months.

Mets LHP Steven Matz missed roughly two months with a torn lat in 2015, though the severity of the tear he dealt with -- and Syndergaard's current tear -- is not known.