New York Mets Starter Tylor Megill Exits Outing With Shoulder Injury
NEW YORK - The Mets just can't seem to catch a break in the injury department.
On Thursday, starting pitcher Tylor Megill exited his outing against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning due to what the Mets are calling right shoulder discomfort. Megill will receive imaging on his shoulder on Friday.
After inducing a swing-and-miss on a 92.5 mph fastball (lowest velocity of the evening on four-seam fastball), Megill appeared to wince as a result of discomfort.
This forced trainer Joe Golia and manager Buck Showalter to emerge from the dugout to come check on him. The Mets soon determined that Megill's night was over.
Megill, 26, made just his second start since returning from a month-long stay on the IL for right biceps tendinitis. The righty threw 72 pitches across 3 1/3 innings on Thursday. He struck out six batters, but was charged with four earned runs to increase his ERA on the season to 5.01.
According to Megill, he first felt what he described as tightness/discomfort the batter before facing Andrew McCutcheon. When he felt it more after throwing his final pitch to McCutcheon, that’s when he knew it wasn’t worth it to keep throwing.
On a positive note, Megill says the ailment was feeling had died down a bit after the game. He doesn’t feel it in his shoulder when throwing, but more so when he decelerates/releases the baseball.
“It sucks. Obviously, my arm feels great and then for something else to go like that, it’s frustrating,” Megill said of his latest injury.
Megill went onto add that his bicep feels great and he doesn’t think it had anything to do with aggravating his shoulder.
The Mets will now hope that Megill's shoulder discomfort doesn't turn out to be something more serious. Stay tuned for further updates on the righty's imaging results on Friday.
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