Syndergaard will be sidelined until All-Star break with injury

Noah Syndergaard will be sidelined through at least the All-Star break because of a torn muscle behind his right arm.

The hardest-throwing starting pitcher in the major leagues with an average fastball velocity of 98.7 mph this year, Syndergaard has a partially torn latissimus dorsi .

The 24-year-old righthander has been told not to throw for about six weeks and will need a long period to build up arm strength again.

“It stings,” Syndergaard said, two days after he was examined in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

Syndergaard was scratched from an April 27 start against Atlanta with what the Mets said was biceps and shoulder discomfort. He pitched April 30 at Washington and went on the 10-day disabled list the following day.

“I don’t regret it at all,” he said. “I threw a bullpen two days prior and I felt great, ready to go. Just something weird happened.”

Orioles

Closer Zach Britton is back on the disabled list with a left forearm strain — the same injury that recently sidelined him for two weeks. Britton came off the 10-day disabled list Tuesday and appeared in two games before feeling discomfort in his pitching arm again. “The MRI was about the same as the last time. Maybe a little bit more inflammation,” Britton said. “The elbow looks good, so this is just a muscle issue.”

Red Sox

Boston ace David Price could return to the rotation by the end of May, provided his continues to feel good in his recovery from a strained left elbow.

Matt Freed/Post-Gazette Josh Bell had a good night Friday once the rain let up. He had two hits, including his fifth home run, and scored twice in a 40 win against the Brewers that ended after midnight.