The Mets have signed Jose Urena to a non-roster invite amid spring training pitching injuries to Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — On the first day of full-squad workouts for the 2025 Mets, they experienced their first significant injury: Starting pitcher Frankie Montas has a high-grade lat strain and will be shut down for at least the next six to eight weeks.

The New York Mets have lost one of their starting pitchers to a long-term injury. Righty Frankie Montas will be shut down for 6-8 weeks with a high-grade lat strain, the team announced Monday. He is leaving the team's spring training complex in Florida to receive treatment in New York, including a platelet rich-plasma injection.

I have one simple question for the New York Mets. Why haven't you brought back veteran pitcher Jose Quintana yet? After injuries to Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas, it just seems like an easy decision.

The season hasn’t even started, and the New York Mets are already facing issues on the mound, with Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas sidelined due to injuries. Frankie Montas, like Sean Manaea, will be unavailable for several weeks,

The New York Mets will be without offseason addition Frankie Montas for an extended period of time. They could consider making a trade to replace him.

Mets pitcher Frankie Montas received a platelet rich plasma injection in New York on Tuesday before returning to Port St. Lucie.