Drew Smith has ‘significant’ elbow damage, weighing Tommy John Surgery

Drew Smith, who went on the Injured List on June 28th, has ‘significant’ ligament damage in his elbow and is weighing Tommy John Surgery. Smith is waiting for a second opinion before getting surgery.

Smith, who came to the Mets in the trade that sent Lucas Duda to the Tampa Bay Rays, made his MLB debut in June of 2018. During the following Spring Training, Smith underwent Tommy John Surgery, and missed he entirety of the 2019 season.

After a few appearances in the shortened 2020 season, Smith became a semi-regular part of the bullpen in 2021, putting up a career 2.1 bWAR as a middle to late innings arm. Smith missed more than a month this season already with shoulder inflamation before…