Very rarely can one say a day was good on the injury front for the New York Mets, but Saturday was one of those rare occasions. In the first game of their doubleheader against the Braves, outfielder Yoenis Cespedes successfully returned with a grand slam. In the second game, starting pitcher Steve[...]

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Good news, fantasy owners and Mets fans: Steven Matz and Seth Lugo are both on track to return to the big leagues and start against the Braves next weekend. Each has one more rehab start: Matz for Triple-A Las Vegas, and Lugo for Double-A Binghamton. Matz's rotation spot was never in question (espec[...]

After successful rehab starts for both Steven Matz and Seth Lugo, the fantasy community reasonably expected them to rejoin the Mets this week. That didn't turn out to be the case though, as Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson told the media both will partake in one more rehab start before likely rej[...]

Most of the time when rehabbing pitchers start to fine tune their stuff in minor league games, the results aren't all that noteworthy for a variety of reasons. The results for Steven Matz on Sunday, however, were very significant. Pitching for the Mets' Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas, Matz pitched [...]

New York Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz will need at least two more minor league rehab starts, putting him on schedule to return in the first weekend of June. Matz pitched for High-A St. Lucie on Thursday, allowing one run on two hits in three innings. He threw 53 pitches, allowing two walks and [...]

Steven Matz made his first rehab start for High-A St. Lucie on Thursday and was solid, allowing one run on two hits in three innings. Matz threw 53 pitches, allowing two walks and striking out three, and the Mets are optimistic that he will be in the New York rotation by the end of May. He has yet t[...]

Steven Matz will pitch on Thursday for High-A St. Lucie as he makes his way back to the field. Matz has yet to pitch this season because of a strained flexor tendon that occurred near the end of spring training and threw two innings of an extended spring training game on Saturday. Since Matz has yet[...]

Slowly but surely, Steven Matz is progressing from his strained flexor tendon that occurred near the end of spring training. On Saturday, Matz threw two innings in an extended spring training game. He totaled about 30 pitches. There's still no timetable on his return, but it sounds as though early-m[...]

Normally for the Mets this season, they've taken two steps back whenever they take one step forward when it comes to injuries. On Friday, it's been the opposite. They may have gotten horrible news on Jeurys Familia, but they've gotten positive news on Lucas Duda, Yoenis Cespedes, and now Steven Matz[...]