Matt Harvey has tear in elbow

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NEW YORK -- In a devastating blow to the New York Mets, right-hander Matt Harvey has been diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, the team announced Monday.

Harvey is unlikely to pitch again this season, general manager Sandy Alderson said. Tommy John surgery may be required, although a decision will wait two to three weeks, until swelling subsides and a clearer assessment of the extent of the tear can be determined.

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Noah K. Murray/USA TODAY SportsMatt Harvey has a partially torn UCL in his elbow, and likely won't pitch again this season.

Harvey expressed hope he could avoid surgery by strengthening the area around the ligament tear, although Alderson noted pitching through partial tears often is unsuccessful and suggested the procedure ultimately might be required anyway.

Tommy John surgery generally requires a 12-month recovery time and would cost Harvey most, if not all, of the 2014 season.

Harvey was sent Monday morning to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan after complaining of forearm discomfort following a 102-pitch start Saturday against the Detroit Tigers. As part of that exam, Dr. David Altchek had Harvey undergo an MRI that revealed the UCL tear.

Source: http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9602399/matt-harvey-new-york-mets-partial-tear-elbow

 

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That's tough to hear. Losing him for the rest of the year wouldn't be the worst thing, since they're not exactly making a playoff push, but him being out for all of 2014 has to be terrible news in New York. And then there's always the possibility that he never fully recovers...

 

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It's sad to see this happen to him. He is a young pitcher who has been amazing this season, and this ends up happening to him. It really sucks, not just for him and the Mets, but for baseball in general. This stuff is never cool.

 

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It's sad to see this happen to him. He is a young pitcher who has been amazing this season, and this ends up happening to him. It really sucks, not just for him and the Mets, but for baseball in general. This stuff is never cool.

Yeah especially with young pitchers. I remember Edinson Volquez on the Reds in 2008, when he made the All-Star team and pitched most of the season with an ERA well under 3.00, then he got injured, had Tommy John surgery, and has basically been garbage ever since. A once very good pitcher with a some potential, now the subject of articles like this.

I'm just really hoping Harvey can recover and not let this affect him too much.