9:19pm: While Conforto did not suffer any fracture, an MRI revealed a posterior capsule tear, per a club announcement (via Adam Rubin, on Twitter). Surgery appears to be an option, though the team cautioned that the course of treatment is still under assessment.
Details, understandably, remain scant at this early stage. That sort of general injury can be devastating for a pitcher, but it’s not one that is commonly seen (or, at least, discussed)for hitters. While Conforto’s particular prognosis remains unknown, it seems rather clear that he won’t return this year and will at a minimum face a significant offseason rehab effort.
1:22pm: Injuries continue to pile up for he Mets, as outfielder Michael Conforto exited today’s game in the fifth inning with what the Mets have announced as a dislocated left shoulder. SNY’s Steve Gelbs first tweeted the diagnosis. Conforto swung and missed at a pitch and immediately fell to the ground before exiting with the trainer (video link via MLB.com). The Mets haven’t provided a timeline for the latest injury.
The 2017 campaign has proven to be a lost season for the Mets as a team, but Conforto’s breakout has been a bright spot in an otherwise bleak year. The 24-year-old former first-round pick has been the Mets’ best player, slashing an outstanding .279/.384/.555 with a career-best 27 homers. Conforto has played solid defense in the outfield corners and has also logged 328 innings in center field as a means of keeping his bat in the lineup.
The Mets’ outfield depth has been thinned by recent trades of Jay Bruce to the Indians and Curtis Granderson to the Dodgers. With Conforto likely down for the foreseeable future, it seems likely that Yoenis Cespedes, Juan Lagares and Brandon Nimmo will line up as the primary outfield contingent, but New York will still need to add another outfield option from its minor league ranks to help fill the void.
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A Mets player gets hurt. What’s new?
But that really sucks for him. Star in the making and this happens
Curse of cpmunk
Star in the making?? I’m having trouble calling a player with 1000 at bats a .255 career batting average star in the making
I’m having trouble understanding how a person could possibly take one nearly meaningful stat and then implying said player won’t be a star all the while ignoring all other evidence.
LOL.
Jose Altuve GOAT, amirite?
Put a Yankee jersey on him I am sure your opinion would change. I know one thing, he didn’t strike out in 37 straight games. Pitching in AL is so bad few pitchers have the command to hit Aaron Judge’s weak spots or he would be hitting under .200 for his career . Junk down and away his Achilles Heel
@yankees_fan74
That is because you are jealous of the NYM budding superstar. See his 1000 AB do not mean crap at his age. So he struggled last year so what. He is hitting like he did in college, like he did in the minors, like he was expected to hit. The reason he was one of the top hitters in his draft and like he hit his rookie year and in the playoffs and world series.
Are you kind of getting it now?
I know as a yankee fan this is how you hope your prospects aspire to be as good as Conforto!
Do you understand now? Your welcome!
Wow JKB and Ganci, your resentment is profound. Dissing Judge for a somewhat poor 2nd half, while he is likely the AL Rookie of the Year.
And your team’s management is so proficient with your boy that they jerked him around the first few months before only committing to him after injuries.
Well it’s clear that you need some anger management too…so to get a jump on the fall season go get your green Jets helmet out so you are ready for meaningful games. That’s until basketball season when you can think about the Brooklyn Nets
If he is so great, why didn’t even start in your outfield this year?
Dislocating your shoulder on a swing sounds like it could play with your head going forward. Hope that’s not true
That was my fear with Ozzie Albies when he broke his elbow on a swing last year.
Why would either of those two comments get a thumbs down? It’s the first thing that came to mind, how is that injury not in the back of your mind?
Not a Mets fan but have really enjoyed Conforto’s emergence. Bad news, indeed.
It speaks volumes about the Mets’ season that this will hurt my fantasy teams far more than their Major League Baseball team.
Once dislocated, expect it to happen again.
I watched the replay. Looks like he popped his shoulder loose on the swing.
They may be culpable in other matters, but it’s hard to blame the Mets training staff for this one.
(But someone will.)
Finally one you can’t blame them for. However did you catch the reason behind “TC’s” melt down in the clubhouse after the game?
Turns out he’s pissed that there are so many of “his boys” that are in the DL that it’s going to effect his retirement party after game 162.
Today he became a true Met.
“Baptism by fire”
Welcome to the team. Expect more DL stints, except to those lucky few who got traded. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: 2017 Mets are cursed
Never seen more DL stints in a season for a team..
Think it’s time for a new strength and conditioning coach. Unbelievable.
See?
You called it, Lester!
Tell us, Ruben, did you even watch the replay before posting that?
Agree ! Too many players going down , Questions need to be asked about staff !
I don’t blame Ramirez because he works in rehab and isn’t responsible for their strength and conditioning programs. However, there just seems to be too many injuries involving muscles on this team.
Tell me again, Dr. Ruben, how a dislocated shoulder/capsule tear is related to a muscle issue?
As bad as the mets training staff is I don’t blame Conforto’s ‘injury on them. Just freak! Injuries to their pitchers fall on their pitching coach which is another story. That team really needs management and coaching changes before trainers.
You are right. The Mets should get more weaklings. No more muscles.
Hey Ruben-if you ever really want a tomorrow to believe in, you need to aim higher:
Incompetent Staff
Dumb Manager
Should be retired long ago GM
Cheap disingenuous ownership
Terrible watching that happen. Just got done making fun of today’s injury report then this happens. Terrible
Tebow Time
Saving that for game 162….
The miracle the Mets need
You want to see Tim Tebow get hurt too?
I don’t think a team has ever been killed by injuries as far as seriousness and the quality of players affected over the past two years like the New York Mets in any sport in the world.
Dramatic much?
Indians have 7 players on the DL right now. 3 position starters, 2 rotation guys, and their top reliever.
Abe Almonte doesn’t count.
sometimes I wonder who has the most bad luck or just painful seasons. Mets or buccos….trade for McCutchen in the offseason … is it too remote for the mets?
Somebody in Mets management is not Living Right according to the Gods !
And the mets season known as train wreck continues
(Mlbtr Update: 3 min ago) Conforto also suffered a Capsule Tear in addition to a Dislocated Shoulder
Can’t say it’s surprising but please break the DL curse baseball gods..
METS FANS DONT DESERVE THIS!
Nobody deserves this..
There’s one way out of your misery. End denial and stop supporting the Mets. Stop spending $$$ on tickets and tshirts. Stop watching SNY.
Cut the Wilpon’s off at the knees financially. Boycot citidump. Embarrass them into selling the team.
If only…Wilpons will NOT sell any time soon.
That could be all of 2018 too now.
Mets mine as well build an emergency room at Citi Field, have a line of players out the door. Get well Michael.
Travis Snider will most likely take his place, but wouldn’t mind seeing Travis Taijeron added to the roster.
Woot! Travis-T is being called up?!?!!
Can anyone even name the last hitter to get a serious shoulder injury? I’m blanking. This is a weird one.
Brantley? He might not be the last one though
You might be on to something JD.. I can tell you the last hitter who got TJ surgery on their elbow.. (Yes the surgery for pitchers) easier than shoulder injury to a hitter.
I’ve watched the replay and he just goes down. and he’s a talented young player. I hope he recovers. watching the replay and him going down just brings back memories of Dave dravecky and Tony saunders. I just hope the guy heels up and resumes his career
I know Travis T has been called up, but it must have been a tough decision with Jayce Boyd batting almost .550 the past few weeks and the hot hitting by Travis Snider. If there is a way to kick the tires on both and see how they do in the majors before the season ends, I would love to see that.