Mets' lefty Danny Young to have Tommy John surgery: Source
NEW YORK — The Mets have lost their second lefty reliever, this one for the season.
Danny Young will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of 2025 and into the 2026 season, according to a league source.
Young landed on the injured list Wednesday and was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday. After soreness in his left forearm had inhibited his recovery process over the first few weeks of the season, Young underwent an MRI on Wednesday morning that showed a left elbow sprain. After consultation with additional doctors, Young and the Mets decided on surgery.
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Young appeared in 10 games this season, pitching to a 4.32 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings.
Young, who turns 31 later this month, emerged last season as a contributing piece in New York's rebuilt bullpen, eventually becoming their primary lefty out of the pen down the stretch. Young had served as the second lefty this season behind A.J. Minter, though that role was about to expand given Minter's extended absence.
The Mets lost Minter, their primary lefty in the bullpen, last Sunday. Surgery is also on the table for Minter, which would cost him the season as well.
'This is about as bad a timing as you can get,' Young said Wednesday night, before any decision on surgery had been made. 'It's unfortunate. I obviously want to pick up the slack. This is the situation we're in now.'
The Mets did re-sign Brooks Raley, and he could become a factor by the second half of the season. Raley was their primary left-handed reliever last season before requiring Tommy John surgery in late May. In the meantime, the Mets plan to give their late-game chances against lefties to their current crop of high-leverage relievers.
That group will grow by one on Sunday with the return of Dedniel Núñez. A breakout performer for the 2024 Mets, Núñez started the year in Triple A as he worked his way back from a season-ending elbow injury. Núñez will be recalled for the second game of New York's Sunday doubleheader in St. Louis, according to a league source.
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