Mets reliever A.J. Minter goes on the injured list with a strained left lat

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WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mets reliever A.J. Minter was put on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a left lat strain, a day after leaving a 2-0 win against the Washington Nationals.

The 31-year-old left-hander was facing James Wood with one out in the eighth inning when he appeared to wince after a 3-1 pitch and walked to the back of the mound. Manager Carlos Mendoza and the team trainer came out and, after a short conversation, Minter left with an athletic trainer.

“Yesterday we went out there and he mentioned triceps,” Mendoza said Sunday morning. “After the game, the trainers checked him out and it seems like it's more of a lat injury. We just don't know the severity of it.”

Minter underwent an MRI Sunday.

New York replaced him on the roster by selecting the contract of right-hander José Ureña from Triple-A Syracuse. Mendoza said Ureña will be available out of the bullpen Sunday,

Minter, 31, is 0-0 with a 1.64 ERA and seven holds in his first season with the Mets. He has struck out 14 batters and walked five in 11 innings.

“I'm just glad it wasn't my elbow,” he said Saturday. “We're looking at probably an IL stint. Just hopefully come back, get this thing fixed and continue to help the team.”

New York also said infielder Ronny Mauricio, recovering from a torn right ACL sustained on Dec. 12, 2023, was starting a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment on Sunday with Class A St. Lucie.

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