Mets announce reliever Sam Coonrod has lat injury

The Mets announced that 30-year-old right-handed reliever Sam Coonrod has a “high-grade lat strain,” an injury that will presumably keep him sidelined for some time. For what it’s worth, the Mets didn’t indicate any sort of timeline for Coonrod’s return.

Coonrod joins a couple of other Mets relievers in experiencing injuries during spring training. The left-handed Brooks Raley is dealing with a hamstring issue, while the right-handed Bryce Montes de Oca has a stress reaction in his pitching elbow.

In 97.1 major league innings over the course of his career, Coonrod has a 5.27 ERA and a 4.42 FIP. He threw just 12.2 innings for the Phillies last year with a 7.82 ERA. Earlier this month, Anthony…