ATLANTA — May has been a rough month for the Mets, and they received another blow on Tuesday when they unexpectedly announced that star pitcher Noah Syndergaard was headed to the 10-day disabled list with a strained ligament in the index finger of his throwing hand.
With the Mets in Atlanta to face the Braves this week, Syndergaard flew back to New York to be examined by team doctors after reporting soreness in the finger on his right hand. A magnetic resonance imaging examination and doctor evaluation diagnosed the strain.
Some fans spotted Syndergaard, 25, flexing the finger with an athletic trainer in the dugout of his last start on May 25 against the Milwaukee Brewers.