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Jeurys Familia Undergoes Surgery, Out 3-4 Months

By Jeff Todd | May 13, 2017 at 6:22pm CDT

SATURDAY: Familia will be able to resume throwing in six weeks and could return to competitive pitching in three to four months, the Mets announced Saturday (Twitter link via Carig).

FRIDAY: Mets closer Jeurys Familia underwent surgery this afternoon, GM Sandy Alderson told reporters including Mike Puma of the New York Post (links via Twitter) and Marc Carig of Newsday (Twitter links). The club announced yesterday that surgery was possible after Familia was diagnosed with an arterial clot in his right shoulder.

The procedure to deal with the clot is expected to cost Familia several months of action — possibly keeping him out for the rest of the season. While thoracic outlet syndrome wasn’t implicated, the procedure evidently comes with a rather lengthy recovery timeline, as had seemed to be the case when the news broke yesterday.

Obviously, the injury came as quite a surprise given that Familia pitched on Wednesday night without apparent issue (results aside). Alderson explains that the closer advised the organization for the first time before the game that he was experiencing some symptoms, but he was cleared to throw because they were not significant. Evidently, a closer look after Familia’s appearance led to the preliminary diagnosis and a quick turnaround to surgery.

With the loss of Familia, the Mets are now staring at lengthy absences from their best reliever and their best starter, Noah Syndergaard. While there’s talent on hand to step into those roles — Addison Reed is more than capable of closing, while Jacob deGrom is an ace in his own right — the bigger issues arise further down the line. In this case, the club will no longer be able to turn the ball over to the bullpen with the expectation of consecutive shut-down innings (or more, in some cases, given Familia’s multi-inning capabilities).

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  1. jabmets

    8 years ago

    How lengthy

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  2. MB923

    8 years ago

    Out for several months Puma says now

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  3. Kayrall

    8 years ago

    “I have shoulder discomfort in my throwing arm.’
    ‘Is it bad?’
    ‘No.’
    ‘Then you’re clear to pitch.’

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    • jackstein

      8 years ago

      Being a college pitcher I can see why they(management) let him pitch, they(being the player) know their bodies better then most. I personally have pitched in games where my arm was sore from warmups but I still went in there. If he was holding his shoulder after every pitch that’s a different story but a little discomfort is part of the game nobody is “100%” as they like to say regardless if it’s opening day or game 7 of the World Series, baseball season is one of the longest seasons in sports. So if he complained of a little discomfort but was comfortable running out to the mound then let it be unfortunately he had to have surgery but he probably thought it was just some arm fatigue.

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      • mikeyank55

        8 years ago

        Hey Jack….you sound like “TC”. Are you his alias?

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        • TheMichigan

          8 years ago

          Nah, he’s right. I play college ball too and I’ve pitched/caught on days with a sore elbow.

          Sometimes players feel more loyalty to the team than to their own personal health.

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    • peterd

      8 years ago

      Yeah sure let him pitch with tingling in his hand. “Ace” Trainer Ray Ramirez strikes again. All the other pictures gotta be wondering who’s next. Ya think it’s time to pirate another trainer from another organization with a GOOD track record and limited injuries ??

      Reply
    • mikeyank55

      8 years ago

      “You are a NY Met. Sucking it up is part of being a whiz kid on our All Star pitching staff. No complaining no matter what. This is what makes us great.” “TC”

      Reply
  4. outinleftfield

    8 years ago

    His symptoms were not significant but he was rushed into surgery a day later? Something is significantly wrong with the Mets medical staff.

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    • jackstein

      8 years ago

      No where does it say on any report was he rushed to a hospital for surgery

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      • mikeyank55

        8 years ago

        That’s true Jack, though your answer was rushed.

        Do you think anyone in their sane mind would buy tickets for this pathetic franchise?

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    • matteoscher

      8 years ago

      I’m pretty sure they had him do the surgery as soon as possible so that if he is out 2-3 months, he will be back in time for the stretch run… if there is one.

      Reply
  5. al080991

    8 years ago

    I’m not 100% on this, but I don’t think the Mets have an MRI machine next to the batting cages. There not medical staff, there trainers.

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    • virginiascopist

      8 years ago

      With the way the injuries are piling up, an MRI machine next to the batting cages might be a prudent investment.

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    • jakec77

      8 years ago

      The way things go for the Mets that would lead to a player getting cancer, the machine wouldn’t stop running.

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  6. al080991

    8 years ago

    Agreed

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  7. El Duderino

    8 years ago

    RIP Mets 2017 season.

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  8. Armaday

    8 years ago

    I wouldn’t write them off just yet. Yes, it looks bleak, but the back ups did a nice job last year. If they can stay somewhat in the mix, help will be back for the second half.

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    • mikeyank55

      8 years ago

      There are no more backups coming from AAA. The Las Vegas team voted last night to refuse assignments to Flushing as a protest to how they treated last Sunday’s starter. In the resolution the pitching staff included a clause requesting Commissioner Rob Manfred to take control of the trainers and medical staff to insure that all pitchers’ well being is protected because of the clubs’ gross negligence and incompetence.

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  9. nccubsfan 2

    8 years ago

    Mets are pretty Familia with the doctors office…amiright?

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  10. conquerbeard

    8 years ago

    First Britton, now Familia – that’s one fantasy team wrecked. Ugh.

    Reply
  11. al080991

    8 years ago

    nccubsfan you get points for trying

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