Marcus Stroman’s MRI comes back clean, Mets optimistic he can make his next start
NEW YORK — Marcus Stroman and the Mets received good news on the pitcher’s status a day after he left his start early with an injury.
The MRI on Stroman’s left hip came back clean, manager Luis Rojas said, indicating there is no structural or bone damage. Stroman still felt soreness in his hip on Wednesday, Rojas said, and is considered day-to-day.
“Working on it,” Stroman said near the Mets dugout on Wednesday when asked how his hip felt.
Stroman left his Tuesday night outing against the Braves before throwing a pitch in the second inning. He threw some warmup pitches before Rojas, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and a Mets trainer emerged from the dugout to check on him. Stroman wanted to stay in the game — he threw a few practice pitches off the mound — but the Mets took him out to be cautious and to prevent him from worsening the injury.
The Mets are hopeful he can avoid the injured list. Stroman has a 2.32 ERA across his first 15 starts of the season for the best stretch in his career, by that measure.
“He is optimistic he can make his next start,” Rojas said of Stroman’s status. “But that’s something as a group we want to reassess and work on getting the soreness out of there. This guy is a warrior. He thinks he can do everything even when he’s limited. But right now, the smart thing is to get treated today.”
