AP source: Mets’ Syndergaard tests positive for COVID-19

By: Jerry Beach, The Associated Press Posted: 12:43 PM CDT Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 Last Modified: 2:54 PM CDT Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021

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NEW YORK (AP) — Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard encountered another hurdle in his recovery from Tommy John surgery Sunday when he was scratched from a rehab start because he tested positive for COVID-19, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

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The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the test result. New York manager Luis Rojas said Sunday that Syndergaard had a “non-baseball-related injury.” He did confirm that Syndergaard has been vaccinated.

Syndergaard — who turned 29 on Sunday — tweeted, “This birthday is so sick.”

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2021, file photo, New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard watches play against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game in New York. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Syndergaard has tested positive for COVID-19. Syndergaard was scratched from a rehab start on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not disclosed the positive test. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

Syndergaard, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since Sept. 29, 2019, had the surgery just after the pandemic shutdown in March 2020. He began a rehab assignment this spring but left his second start with Low-A St. Lucie on May 26 with right elbow inflammation.

Syndergaard, who is scheduled to reach free agency after the season, didn’t pitch again until Thursday’s rehab outing, when he gave up one run in one inning. Afterward, he said he wasn’t throwing his slider or curveball because doctors believed the off-speed pitches bothered his elbow.

With no time to build Syndergaard up to a typical starter’s workload, the Mets are hoping he could rejoin the team as a reliever. He had been expected to throw at least an inning Sunday for Singe-A Brooklyn.