Mets' Bryce Montes de Oca: Remains in organization
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Montes de Oca (elbow) cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday.
Montes de Oca is no longer on the Mets' 40-man roster but will remain in the organization. The big right-hander missed all of 2023 and is expected to be sidelined until around midseason of 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
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Mets' Bryce Montes de Oca: Outrighted off 40-man
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The Mets placed Montes de Oca (elbow) on outright waivers Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Montes de Oca underwent Tommy John surgery shortly before Opening Day, causing him to miss the entire 2023 season. Though he no longer holds a spot on New York's 40-man roster, the 27-year-old righty could be brought back on once he fully recovers from his procedure.
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Mets' Bryce Montes de Oca: Begins throwing program
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Montes de Oca (elbow) has begun a throwing program, Metsmerized Online reports.
Montes de Oca is nearly seven months removed from Tommy John surgery and is finally testing out his rebuilt elbow with some catch at the Mets' spring training complex in Florida. The big reliever will be sidelined until around midseason next year.
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Mets' Bryce Montes de Oca: Moved to 60-day IL
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Montes de Oca (elbow) was transferred Tuesday from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL.
It's a procedural move to open up a 40-man roster spot for Denyi Reyes, whose contract was selected from the minors. Montes de Oca underwent Tommy John surgery last week and won't return to live action until sometime in mid-2024.
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Mets' Bryce Montes de Oca: On IL, gets Tommy John surgery
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The Mets placed Montes on the 15-day injured list Thursday after he underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday along with a procedure to remove a bone spur and bone fragment from the back of his right elbow, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
De Oca had been scheduled for an arthroscopic procedure to address the loose bodies in his elbow, but after further examination, doctors tested his UCL and determined that the ligament needed to be replaced, too. It's the second Tommy John surgery for Montes de Oca, who had his first one back in 2013 while he was in high school. Because of that, his rehab might take longer, possibly sidelining him until at least the middle of the 2024 season.
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Mets' Bryce Montes de Oca: Headed for elbow surgery
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Montes de Oca will undergo arthroscopic surgery Wednesday to remove bone fragments from his right elbow, Russell Dorsey of Bally Sports reports.
Dorsey hears that the 26-year-old right-hander is looking at around four months of rest and rehab "with a possible return to action in mid-August." Montes de Oca made his MLB debut in 2022 and almost certainly would have been given another shot at some point in the first half of the 2023 campaign. He spent the majority of last season in the upper minors, pitching to a 3.33 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 51.1 innings between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse.
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Mets' Bryce Montes de Oca: Leaves with apparent injury
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Montes de Oca exited Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays with an apparent injury after he was visited on the mound by an athletic trainer, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Montes de Oca has pitched well thus far in camp, but he issued three straight walks Sunday before being removed with what could be an arm-related issue. The 26-year-old should be considered day-to-day until more information is available.
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Mets' Bryce Montes de Oca: Goes on IL
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The Mets placed Montes de Oca on the 15-day injured list Monday with left hamstring tightness.
A best-case scenario has the hard-throwing righty returning near the end of September. It appears unlikely Montes de Oca, with his 10.80 ERA in three appearances, makes the postseason roster, so it's possible he doesn't pitch again in 2022.
