Oh Noah! Syndergaard’s session delayed
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NOAH Syndergaard didn’t throw live to hitters on Wednesday as had been scheduled, but Terry Collins said it was not due to a setback in his rehab from his torn lat muscle. “We’re going to err on the side of caution and give him some extra time,’’ Collins said. “I think we were kind of pushing it a little fast, wanting to get him back.
“We talked about it today. We got a lot of people together, including the trainers, and they said they’d like to take an extra day. Whether it’s tomorrow or the next day, I think you’ll see it soon.”
Syndergaard, out since April 30 when he tore the lat muscle in a game against the Nationals, threw off the mound in a bullpen session for the first time last Tuesday.
At that time the Mets’ righthander raved about how good he felt physically, in part because of work he did during his rehab to improve his hip mobility.
“This is the best I’ve ever felt,’’ he said. “I just feel really free and light. I feel like my shoulder is functioning properly.”
The Mets announced that Steven Matz underwent successful surgery on Wednesday to decompress and reposition the ulnar nerve in his left elbow.
The surgery is similar to what Jacob deGrom had in September last year, and he recovered in time for a normal spring training and regular season. The Mets are hoping for Matz to follow a similar timeline.
WRIGHT AS RAIN
David Wright was rained out of a second straight night in the Port St. Lucie minor-league lineup as a DH. He went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Tuesday in his first game action since last year. “He’s excited to be back in there,’’ said Collins, who spoke to Wright by phone on Wednesday. “He said he felt a little rusty, but he’s excited. He came out of it fine physically. Hopefully in the near future we’ll get him back on the defensive side as well.”
The rainout may have changed the plan, but Collins earlier said Wright was to take Thursday off, resume working on taking ground balls and throwing. He said Wright hopes to play in the field by sometime next week. The plan is for Wright to play his old position, third base, but Collins said Wright has also been taking ground balls at first base . ... Terry Collins won his 536th game as Mets manager, tying Bobby Valentine for the second-most in team history. Only Davey Johnson (595) has more. … Amed Rosario extended his hitting streak to six games. Since Aug. 11, Rosario is hitting .348 (16-for-46) with a double, a triple, and three home runs.