Mets place Syndergaard on the 10-day disabled list
ATLANTA — Noah Syndergaard is headed to the disabled list.
The New York Mets announced Tuesday afternoon that the righthander has a strained ligament in his right index finger and would be placed on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to
May 26.
Syndergaard, who was in Atlanta on Monday for the National League baseball doubleheader against the Braves, complained of soreness in the finger on his pitching hand, the team said. He was examined at the Hospital for Special Sur- gery in New York on Tuesday and a subsequent MRI and clinical exam revealed the injury.
Syndergaard was set to pitch Wednesday in the series finale at SunTrust Park.
Though there have been times where he’s been a bit uneven this season, Syndergaard has been a force for the Mets, going 4-1 with a 3.06 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 64 2/3 inning. And he has helped to lead a rotation that has seen its fair share of struggles.
Syndergaard missed the bulk of last season with a torn lat muscle that sidelined him from the end of April to Sept. 23.
The Mets already had 10 players on the DL before adding Syndergaard on Tuesday. That list includes Yoenis Cespedes, Travis d’Arnaud, Wilmer Flores, Todd Frazier, Juan Lagares, Rafael Montero, A.J. Ramos,
T.J. Rivera, Anthony Swarzak and David Wright.