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Griffin Canning leaves the game with apparent leg injury in the 3rd inning (1:01)
Griffin Canning is helped off of the field with an apparent leg injury in the top of the third inning. (1:01)
ESPN News Services
Jun 27, 2025, 04:30 PM ET
PITTSBURGH -- New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning had surgery Friday to repair a ruptured left Achilles and will miss the remainder of the season and possibly part of the 2026 one, as well.
Canning was injured during Thursday's 4-0 win over the Atlanta Braves in New York. Signed to a $4.25 million, one-year contract as a free agent in the offseason, the 29-year-old right-hander was 7-3 with a 3.77 ERA in 16 starts as he bolstered an injury-depleted rotation.
Third baseman Mark Vientos was reinstated from the 10-day injured list before Friday's series opener at Pittsburgh, left-handed reliever Colin Poche's contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse and right-hander Blade Tidwell was recalled from Triple-A.
Tidwell will take Canning's place in the rotation.
Right-hander Austin Warren and infielder Jared Young were optioned to Triple-A.
Left-hander Richard Lovelady declined his outright assignment to Triple-A and became a free agent. Outfielder José Azócar accepted his assignment to Syracuse after clearing waivers.
Canning is the third member of the Mets' Opening Day rotation to get hurt in the past two weeks -- a stretch in which New York has gone just 4-10.
Ace Kodai Senga is on the injured list after suffering a right hamstring strain reaching for a Pete Alonso throw June 12, while Tylor Megill hasn't pitched since June 14 because of a right elbow sprain.
In addition, left-hander Sean Manaea, who appeared to be nearing a return from an oblique injury suffered in spring training, was diagnosed with a bone chip in his elbow after his most recent rehab appearance for Triple-A Syracuse last Friday.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza and president of baseball operations David Stearns said this week they hope Manaea, who received a cortisone shot, can resume his rehab next week.
The Mets got one starter back Tuesday, when Frankie Montas tossed five scoreless innings after recovering from a lat injury suffered in spring training.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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