A day after being placed on the injured list due to elbow inflammation, New York Mets right-hander Carlos Carrasco received an injection and will be reevaluated in three to five days, the team said Wednesday.
In other moves, the Mets activated reliever Tommy Hunter off the 15-day injured list after recovering from back spasms and optioned RHP Denyi Reyes to Triple-A Syracuse, where they intend to get him stretched out into a starting pitcher.
Hunter, 36, made just two relief appearances this season and has an 11.25 ERA.
Mets manager Buck Showalter declined to say what was causing the inflammation with the 36-year-old Carrasco, who felt soreness during a side session between starts this week.