The Mets have endured an abundance of injuries in recent years and especially since the start of the 2015 season, when some of their current players first rose to prominence. Despite many physical setbacks, the Mets still reached the 2015 World Series and the 2016 National League wild-card game. But this season, they have sputtered, and injuries are among the reasons.
Why so many Mets keep getting hurt does not lend itself to a simple explanation. But when Sandy Alderson, the Mets’ general manager, discussed the team’s injury woes last week, he singled out a possible cause: older players.