New York Mets relief pitcher Trevor May is on the mend. Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

Mets reliever Trevor May could soon 'ramp up' recovery from stress reaction

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 5/24/22

"Survive and advance" is a phrase usually saved for college basketball teams but also applies to a New York Mets side that has endured multiple frustrating injury setbacks this spring. Nevertheless, the Mets head into Tuesday night's game at the San Francisco Giants sitting atop the National League East standings at 29-15.

New York relief pitcher Trevor May has been out of action since he was shut down for roughly four weeks back on May 4 with a stress reaction on the lower portion of the humerus that could keep him sidelined through at least the All-Star break. May took to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon to offer his own update:

To this special ass team in any way I can. Let’s Go Mets
— Trevor “IamTrevorMay” May (@IamTrevorMay) May 24, 2022

May began the campaign as a key setup man in New York's bullpen but admitted last month he was trying to pitch through discomfort that was initially called a low-grade triceps strain and later referred to as right triceps inflammation. The 32-year-old appeared in eight games and accumulated an 8.64 ERA over 8.1 innings of work before he hit the injured list.

According to Danny Abriano of SNY, May's next step will be to start throwing on flat ground. Because that hasn't yet happened, it's too early to say if he'll pitch again before the All-Star Game in July.

The Mets are also without starters Tylor Megill (biceps tendinitis in his pitching arm), Jacob deGrom (stress reaction in the scapula of his pitching shoulder) and Max Scherzer (high-grade internal oblique strain). Megill could return to the rotation in early June, but deGrom and Scherzer will likely remain out through all of next month.

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