Mets’ Luis Robert Jr injury update shouldn’t surprise anyone originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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When the New York Mets made a trade for outfielder Luis Robert Jr. with the Chicago White Sox during the offseason, there were a lot more questions than answers.
Robert is an incredible player when he’s on the field, at times. When I say at times, I really want to emphasize that. For a lot of his career, he’s been a rather average player, even if the highs have been as impressive as they are.
Regardless, even if we take his play out of the picture here, there’s no denying the injuries that this guy has dealt with throughout his career.
He’s only played in more than 100 games twice in his career, and he debuted in 2020. Now dealing with another injury, it doesn’t sound like he’s ready to get going anytime soon. He’s currently dealing with a lumbar spine disc herniation, and Carlos Mendoza had the latest on when he could return.
“He’s still showing some symptoms there,” Mendoza said of Robert, per SNY.
I understand why the Mets took the risk, but absolutely no fan should be surprised by this situation.
In fact, I’d unfortunately go as far as to say that he’s probably going to get injured again when he returns. History would suggest that this guy can’t stay on the field.
“Robert received an injection upon landing on the IL two weeks ago, and the Mets said at the time that they didn’t expect him to miss much more than the minimum.
“They do not have an update on his timeline, as of now,” John Flanigan wrote.
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