{"id":85823,"date":"2024-09-18T13:23:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T17:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=85823"},"modified":"2024-09-18T13:23:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T17:23:13","slug":"christian-scott-elbow-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/18\/christian-scott-elbow-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Pitching Plans Altered as Right-Hander Faces Season-Ending Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x1yztbdb\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">A key member of the New York Mets pitching staff, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=scottch01,scott-006chr&amp;search=Christian+Scott&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Scott<\/a>, will undergo a hybrid Tommy John surgery and internal brace procedure next week, effectively ending his season. The surgery was announced by his agent, Nate Heisler of Klutch Sports. <\/span><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">The 25-year-old right-hander, who made his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/02\/christian-scott-prospect-mets-promotion\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">MLB debut in May<\/a>, has been sidelined since July with a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/23\/mets-christian-scott-injured-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">sprained elbow<\/a>. <\/span><\/span>Despite a throwing program, Mets medical staff chose surgery over return bid.<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">News: New York Mets RHP Christian Scott (<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chscott8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@chscott8<\/a>) will undergo a combined traditional TJ ligament replacement along with the internal brace, what is known as a hybrid procedure, performed by Dr. Keith Meister, early next week.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to supporting him through his\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nate Heisler (@Nate_Heisler) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nate_Heisler\/status\/1836435919660028290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x1yztbdb\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">This setback will likely keep him out for most of next season, dealing a significant blow to New York&#8217;s pitching depth. Before his injury, he showed promise with nine starts at Triple-A Syracuse before his major league call-up.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Christian Scott to Undergo Season-Ending Surgery<\/h2>\n<p>Scott posted a 4.56 ERA with a 19.8 percent strikeout and 6.1 percent walk rate in 47 1\/3 innings. He breezed through the minors over the last two seasons, accumulating sub-3.00 ERAs at High-A through Triple-A.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x1yztbdb\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">The Mets pitching corps has taken a hit with Christian Scott&#8217;s season-ending surgery, compounding the loss of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sengako01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kodai Senga<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/blackpa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Blackburn<\/a>. Blackburn&#8217;s year was cut short due to a spinal <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/14\/mets-paul-blackburn-spinal-fluid-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">fluid leak in his back<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x1yztbdb\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">As the team focuses on securing its Wild Card position, the looming offseason poses significant questions. The starting rotation, already thinning, will require reinforcement. <span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs xt0psk2 xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/severlu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Severino<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/q\/quintjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Quintana<\/a> will become free agents, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/manaese01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Manaea<\/a> is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/04\/sean-manaea-opt-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">opt out of his contract<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">The front office faces a critical task in retooling the rotation to ensure the Mets are competitive in 2025.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Mets (83-68) enter Wednesday tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the National League&#8217;s second Wild Card spot. Next week&#8217;s three-game series at Atlanta will be pivotal, as it will determine the season series and potential tiebreaker against the Braves. That could dictate which of the clubs punch their ticket to the postseason at season&#8217;s end on September 29.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: \u00a9 Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A key member of the New York Mets pitching staff, Christian Scott, will undergo a hybrid Tommy John surgery and internal brace procedure next week, effectively ending his season. The surgery was announced by his agent, Nate Heisler of Klutch Sports. The 25-year-old right-hander, who made his MLB debut in May, has been sidelined since [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3686,"featured_media":85894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,1071,35],"tags":[28476,379,6456,988,5656,3075],"class_list":["post-85823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mets","category-mlb","category-news","tag-christian-scott","tag-jose-quintana","tag-kodai-senga","tag-luis-severino","tag-paul-blackburn","tag-sean-manaea"],"modified_by":"Matt Graves","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3686"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}