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Starling Marte Undergoes Surgery To Address Core Muscle Injury

By Darragh McDonald | November 3, 2022 at 5:41pm CDT

The Mets announced to reporters, including Tim Healey of Newsday, that outfielder Starling Marte underwent surgery on Tuesday to address a core muscle injury he sustained in the second half of 2022. He is expected to be “without restriction” by Spring Training and Mike Puma of the New York Post relays that the standard recovery time is about eight weeks. Deesha Thosar of Fox Sports relays that this is related to a groin injury he sustained in June.

Signed in the offseason to a four-year, $78MM deal, Marte’s first year as a Met resulted in another strong season at the plate. He hit .292/.347/.468 for a wRC+ of 136, indicating he was 36% better than the league average hitter. The injury didn’t seem to hamper him much, as Marte’s month-to-month numbers were fairly steady until September, when a finger fracture limited him to just five games.

It doesn’t seem as though the Mets have reason to be terribly concerned about Marte going forward, given the timeline. Eight weeks from now would be around the time the calendar flips to 2023, giving Marte plenty of time to ramp up physical activities prior to the beginning of Spring Training in February.

Nonetheless, it is a situation worth monitoring given the outfield picture of the Mets. Incumbent center fielder Brandon Nimmo is a few days away from becoming a free agent, creating an opening up the middle. Some have wondered whether Marte could simply slide over to fill that gap, given his previous center field experience.

General manager Billy Eppler recently spoke on the subject, saying that the Mets are willing to play Marte up the middle. However, that path is not without risk. Marte is now 34 years old and a year removed from regular playing time in center, having spent most of 2022 in right. The year before, the advanced defensive metrics weren’t exactly wowed by his work in center, as he was pegged with a -4 by Defensive Runs Saved, 0.9 by Ultimate Zone Rating and zero Outs Above Average.

Perhaps it will end up being a moot point, since the Mets are reportedly making it a priority to retain Nimmo. Though if Marte’s progress is at all delayed, it might only increase the club’s desire to bring Nimmo back and keep Marte in right field.

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17 Comments

  1. DonOsbourne

    3 years ago

    Nimmo says “cha-ching”.

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    • JackStrawb

      3 years ago

      $5/110m, minimum.

      Reply
  2. RunDMC

    3 years ago

    11/1: GM says they’re willing to play Marte @ CF
    11/2: report that they’re “prioritizing CF Nimmo”
    11/3: Marte undergoes core muscle surgery – ETA: spring training 2023

    It’s happening.

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    • .

      3 years ago

      What is? The Eclipse? Not till Tuesday.

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  3. nbresnak

    3 years ago

    Wishing Marte a successful recovery. Wherever he plays, the Mets will need him to be productive in 2023 and being healthy at the start of Spring Training to ramp up gradually for Opening Day would be the ideal situation.
    LFGM!!!

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    • Cosmo2

      3 years ago

      Yea he’s a very important piece

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    • Yankee Clipper

      3 years ago

      What a great signing. I really wish the Yankees had signed him, although it would’ve meant we didn’t get Bader most likely. I know Bader’s offense isn’t as good but he’s awesome player to watch.

      Nonetheless, for his production and ability to play CF, it was a great move at a good price, relatively speaking. You guys are set up to have a good offseason and another great seasons.

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      • User 401527550

        3 years ago

        I don’t know why people said he was on the decline in Pittsburgh. The man is a player and probably no one in the league stays in better shape.

        Reply
  4. Trafficked

    3 years ago

    Didn’t the Mets just say he could play 80 plus games in CF? I suspected sarcasm

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    • User 401527550

      3 years ago

      He will be 100% in eight weeks. Most players get something done in the off-season.

      Reply
  5. Ma4170

    3 years ago

    I’m just waiting for the resident met haters to somehow turn this into the Mets are a joke and will suck next season… waiting…

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  6. YankeesBleacherCreature

    3 years ago

    Hope Marte will be full speed soon somewhere in the outfield.

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  7. PipptyPoppitygivemetheZoppity

    3 years ago

    He is the starting CF next season still.

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    • Smacky

      3 years ago

      Yes! Everyone loves having a 34 year old CF who’s coming off of abdominal surgery anchoring their outfield.

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      • PipptyPoppitygivemetheZoppity

        3 years ago

        I actually think that every player should play in the infield for 4 seasons then mandatory OF position for the remainder of career.

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        • User 401527550

          3 years ago

          Please explain your logic in that.

          Reply
        • PipptyPoppitygivemetheZoppity

          3 years ago

          Hand eye coordination is better when younger.

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