The New York Mets have announced that reliever Reed Garrett is headed to the 15-day injured list due to elbow inflammation, manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed before Monday\u2019s series opener at Citi Field against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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\nJun 24, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets relief pitcher Reed Garrett (75) reacts during the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
\nThe right-hander will receive a cortisone shot and will be shut down \u201cfor a couple of days.\u201d Mendoza called it \u201crelatively good news\u201d after an MRI on Monday morning only showed inflammation. It suggests that Garrett will only have to spend the minimum allotted time on the shelf before returning to New York\u2019s bullpen.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old Garrett was on course to pitch the most innings in a single season in his career, going 52.1 frames to the tune of a 3.61 ERA, 62 strikeouts, and a 1.223 WHIP. He had been encountering difficulties recovering in between outings, to the point where discomfort felt during a catch on Sunday down in Atlanta prompted the Mets to get imaging done on his elbow. \u201cWe use this guy a lot,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cAs of late, the past week or so \u2014 the past couple of weeks \u2014 even on days when people thought he was available, we were staying away from him because he was having a hard time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Catcher Francisco Alvarez is already participating in batting practice after suffering a UCL sprain in his right thumb on Aug. 17 against the Seattle Mariners, forcing the Mets to place him on the 10-day IL last Tuesday. While gripping the bat is a significant step in the right direction, Alvarez still has to show comfort throwing the baseball. It appears his only way back from the injured list is by playing defense, too, considering the designated hitter spot is already a logjam with Starling Marte and Mark Vientos getting the lion\u2019s share of at-bats there. \u201cThat\u2019s a tough one,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cBut if he\u2019s swinging the bat the way he was swinging before he went down [with that injury], you have to find a way to get him in there as much as you can, but also understanding you have a guy like Vientos who is swinging the bat really well. You have Marte, who\u2019s doing a hell of a job.\u201d Alvarez appeared to rediscover his stroke at the plate after a month-long demotion stint in Triple-A. Since July 21 (21 games), he was batting .323 with a 1.054 OPS, four home runs, and 13 RBI.<\/p>\n For more on the Mets, visit AMNY.com<\/p>\n The New York Mets are dealing with injuries to key players, including Reed Garrett and Francisco Alvarez. While Garrett is headed to the injured list, Alvarez is ahead of schedule in his recovery. The team will have to navigate these injuries as they continue their season.<\/p>\n Q: How long will Reed Garrett be on the injured list? Mets Notes The New York Mets have announced that reliever Reed Garrett is headed to the 15-day injured list due to elbow inflammation, manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed before Monday\u2019s series opener at Citi Field against the Philadelphia Phillies. Jun 24, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets relief pitcher Reed Garrett (75) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":21939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21937","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.amny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-06-25T013424Z_1677774651_MT1USATODAY26525385_RTRMADP_3_MLB-ATLANTA-BRAVES-AT-NEW-YORK-METS.jpg?quality=51&w=384&w=384&resize=384,256&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21937"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21940,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21937\/revisions\/21940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nIf things continue trending in this direction, the 23-year-old backstop could be participating in minor-league rehab games as soon as Wednesday or Thursday. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it [when] somebody sent me a video of him hitting here, back at Citi Field [on Sunday],\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cI was like, \u2018There\u2019s no way this guy is swinging the bat.\u2019\u2026 That\u2019s pretty impressive there.\u201d<\/p>\nAlvarez’s Road to Recovery<\/h4>\n
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\nA: Garrett will be on the 15-day injured list due to elbow inflammation.
\nQ: When can Francisco Alvarez return to the team?
\nA: Alvarez could be participating in minor-league rehab games as soon as Wednesday or Thursday.
\nQ: How has Alvarez performed at the plate since his demotion to Triple-A?
\nA: Alvarez has been batting .323 with a 1.054 OPS, four home runs, and 13 RBI since July 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"