Mets Place Tylor Megill On Injured List

The Mets rotation has added injury to insult after its toughest series of 2025, as Tylor Megill has landed on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow sprain.

According to Laura Albanese of Newsday, Megill has not suffered any ligament damage and will be shut down for seven to 10 days due to inflammation and then reevaluated. Reliever Justin Garza has been called up to take Megill’s spot on the roster.

Megill has struggled lately, pitching to a 5.79 ERA since May, a significant drop from his 1.74 ERA heading into that month.

This injury comes at a difficult time for the team, who last week put Kodai Senga on the IL due to a hamstring strain and has seen Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea struggle in their rehab outings.

Montas, in theory, would be an ideal candidate to replace Megill in the rotation, except the team needs to see another start in the minors from their offseason acquisition before making any decisions.

According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the team is “rooting hard” for Montas to “show something” in his next start in Syracuse on Wednesday.

Either way, both Sean Manaea and Montas are no-gos for Friday’s start against the Phillies. Instead, Carlos Mendoza confirmed the team will use a spot starter, a one-and-done for somebody.

Of note, Nolan McLean is slated to start this weekend in Syracuse’s rotation. While Syracuse has him penciled in as their started for Friday, Mendoza confirmed Manaea will get the ball for the Triple-A team that night. McLean is an intriguing option, as is Blade Tidwell, who made his MLB debut earlier this season, as he is already on the 40-man roster. However, the Mets can roll with someone like Brandon Waddell and make it a bullpen game, depending on how the series in Atlanta unfolds.

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