Mets LHP Steven Matz says the irritation in his elbow is gone following surgery last August to reposition the ulnar nerve, and that it was his decision to pitch through pain last season.
"I don't blame the Mets for anything," Matz told John Harper of the NY Daily News. "If I would have gone in there (at that time) and told them my elbow was hurting or whatever, they would have taken care of it.
"It was my decision. The MRI came back clean, so there was nothing structurally wrong. I was sick of being on the disabled list and I was trying to push through it.