As first reported by ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin, Mets right-hander Jenrry Mejia will undergo season-ending surgery in the next 7-10 days to remove painful bone spurs from his right (pitching) elbow.
Mejia has been playing with those bone spurs for a while and had to leave his start Saturday against the Padres after three innings due to elbow discomfort.
The 23-year-old registered a promising 2.30 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 27/4 K/BB ratio over 27 1/3 innings (five starts) this season for the Mets. He’s expected to be ready for spring training next February and will have a great shot at a 2014 Opening Day rotation spot. Mejia owns a 2.87 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 8.0 K/9 in 398 career minor league innings.