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Shortly after his last start before spring training was shut down, Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard was excited to review data from the team’s new motion-capture technology to hone his preparation routine.
“We’re just kind of scratching the surface on what it’s really capable of,” he said.
Syndergaard, 27, will have plenty of time to review that feedback before he takes the mound again. On Tuesday, the team announced that Syndergaard’s right elbow needed ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction — better known as Tommy John surgery.
Dr. David Altchek, the team’s medical director, will perform the surgery on Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Fla.