It sounds as if the Mets and Austin Warren can begin to exhale.
Warren, who was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain Wednesday afternoon, was sent for tests that were encouraging, according to interim manager Andy Green.
“Don’t want to get into all the details,” Green said after the Mets’ 6-2 win over the Royals at Citi Field, “but do believe he’ll be back on the mound in short order.”
The development is helpful for the Mets, who watched Warren begin to establish himself as a major league reliever this season, and especially so for Warren, who earlier Wednesday said his level of concern was “definitely a 10.”
He was worried about requiring another elbow surgery after undergoing one in 2023.
“I’ve had Tommy John before, obviously I don’t want to have it again,” Warren said. “I hope it’s not serious, hopefully it’s just some inflammation from throwing a lot lately.”
Warren entered the game Tuesday against the Royals in the fifth inning and gave up four hits and five runs, while knowing something was awry, before being pulled.
The righty has been a rare bright spot for the Mets this season, sporting a 3.34 ERA in his first 25 games before a concerning 26th.
To fill Warren’s spot, the Mets recalled right-hander Tobias Myers, who allowed one run in two innings Wednesday, and Xzavion Curry, who made his club debut in a one-run ninth.
The feel-good story of Matt Seelinger, at least as a Met, may have ended.
The journey of a Long Island kid who became the first player ever drafted out of Division III’s Farmingdale State, spent nine years in the minors and was playing for the Long Island Ducks as recently as 2024 culminated with a game that was part dream, part nightmare and then over.
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After debuting for his hometown Mets on Tuesday and allowing seven runs in two innings, Seelinger was designated for assignment Wednesday.
It is possible the 31-year-old righty clears waivers and joins the staff at Triple-A Syracuse, but it is probable that he will be remembered for his debut.
“Great human who touched a dream [Tuesday] of pitching 15 minutes away from where he grew up,” Green said. “It was a tough first inning.”
Seelinger entered a tie game in the seventh and threw 43 pitches to 11 batters in a marathon, seven-run frame.
His night was not over, returning to the mound for a second inning despite the workload and gutting through a scoreless eighth.
“We desperately needed him to stay out there and pitch, and we left him in at a tough spot,” Green said of Seelinger, whom the Mets had acquired from the Tigers for cash. “And then the way he rose up. … I think it’s something that is giving him, at least we talked about [Tuesday] night, a lot of confidence going forward that he can throw up a zero in the big leagues.
“Certainly hope he lands in a great spot.”
After playing a major league game for the first time in nearly three months on Tuesday, Jorge Polanco was back in the lineup for a second consecutive game.
Green said he would still check daily to see how Polanco was feeling, but the early returns have been encouraging for Polanco, who is playing through Achilles bursitis in his right ankle.
The results on the field were encouraging, too, with Polanco doubling and nearly homering in Tuesday’s loss and beating out an infield single in Wednesday’s eighth.
“He had great at-bats. The deeper he got in the game, the better the at-bats went,” Green said. “Thought he moved around on the bases a little better than I anticipated, which was great to see.”
There are no plans at least right now for Polanco, who has been serving as DH, to see the field.
Dedniel Núñez, who is coming back from Tommy John surgery, had his rehab assignment moved to Triple-A Syracuse.
The righty has pitched in four games with Low-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton.
