Mets place A.J. Minter on IL, Ronny Mauricio beginning rehab assignment
In a corresponding move, right-hander José Ureña has been called up from Triple-A Syracuse.
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Minter entered Saturday's win over the Nationals in the eighth inning, but threw just nine pitches before exiting with the training staff. While the initial diagnosis was triceps tightness, further testing showed the injury to be a lat strain.
"I can't remember what pitch it was, but about two pitches or a pitch before you can see me move my tricep a little bit, it tightened up," Minter said on Saturday. "I'm just glad it wasn't my elbow. That's what I was happy about. We're probably looking at an IL stint. Come back, get this thing fixed and continue to help the team."
Coming off offseason hip surgery, Minter has been outstanding for the Mets, pitching to a 1.64 ERA in 13 games.
Ureña, 33, has been well-traveled in his major league career, as the Mets will become his seventh team he's pitched for, including six seasons with the Miami Marlins. Overall, Ureña has a career 4.76 ERA in 232 career games.
Ronny Mauricio's rehab assignment begins
The Mets also announced that infielder Ronny Mauricio is beginning a rehab assignment with Low-A St. Lucie.
Mauricio, the No. 8 prospect in the Mets' system according to Joe DeMayo, initially tore his ACL playing Winter Ball after the 2023 season, and a second procedure was needed to remove scar tissue last August. Not long after that second surgery, Mauricio dealt with inflammation that stalled his recovery a bit, and he was not able to get into a game during spring training or the first few weeks of the regular season.
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