Mets' Reed Garrett has Tommy John surgery

"The righthander joins a slew of other Mets pitchers who underwent the procedure this year. Tylor Megill, who is under team control for two more years but could be non-tendered this offseason, Frankie Montas, Dedniel Nunez and Danny Young also had Tommy John surgery. Nunez and Young had the surgery early enough in the season to have an outside chance of pitching next year."

"Garrett hit the injured list twice in the span of a month with a right elbow sprain and was shut down for good in September. He coasted through the first part of the season, not allowing an earned run in his first 13 appearances and posting a 0.68 ERA through his first 27 games. That shifted dramatically in his last 28 games, in which he pitched to a 6.92 ERA. "He continues to have a hard time recovering after every time he's pitched," manager Carlos Mendoza said on Sept. 18. "And then last night, we got him hot, and as he was getting loose in the bullpen, he shut it down. We got a call from [bullpen coach Jose Rosado] to the dugout saying that he couldn't go anymore.""

Reed Garrett underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday and is expected to miss the 2026 season. Garrett is entering his first season of arbitration and remains under team control through 2028. He joins several Mets pitchers who had the procedure this year, including Tylor Megill, Frankie Montas, Dedniel Nunez and Danny Young, with Nunez and Young retaining an outside chance to return next year. Garrett suffered a right elbow sprain, hit the injured list twice, and was shut down in September. He posted a 0.68 ERA through his first 27 games before allowing a 6.92 ERA in his final 28 appearances. Garrett is 33 and is 12-11 with a 4.10 ERA in three seasons with the Mets.

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