New York Mets Put Starting Pitcher On 15-Day Injured List

The New York Mets are already down Kodai Senga, and on Monday they had to put his replacement on the injured list with a shoulder issue.

Mar 31, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill (38) / Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

The New York Mets placed starting pitcher Tylor Megill on the 15-day injured list on Monday, one day after he left his first start of the season with a shoulder issue.

The Mets sent Megill for an MRI after he was removed from the game and he has been diagnosed with a right shoulder strain. To replace Megill the Mets called up pitcher Reed Garrett from Triple-A Syracuse. He is not considered an option to replace Megill in the rotation.

Megill told MLB.com and other outlets that he won’t throw for five days. After that, he’ll start ramping up. Megill described it as the type of injury that would sideline him for a couple of starts and not the type that would keep him out for a long period of time.

Megill started for the Mets on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. He went four innings, giving up three hits and two runs (one earned). He struck out four and walked three.

But after telling the Mets training staff about the strain, he did not go out for the fifth inning. The Mets lost the game, 4-1, as the Brewers swept them at Citi Field.

Megill spent nearly the entire 2023 season in the starting rotation, making 25 starts for the Mets and going 9-8 with a 4.70 ERA. It was his longest stint with the Mets since he broke in as a starter during the 2021 season.

Without Megill, it’s not clear what the Mets will do with his spot in the rotation. Since he started on Sunday, the Mets won’t need to determine that until what would have been his next scheduled start on Saturday.