Mets starter out for rest of season after freak accident leads to broken finger

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New York Mets starter Carlos Carrasco has dealt with numerous injuries since joining New York as part of the Francisco Lindor trade with the Cleveland Guardians, but none freakier than this. 

Manager Buck Showalter told reporters Tuesday ahead of the Mets’ matchup with the Washington Nationals that Carrasco broke the pinky finger on his throwing hand. 

It was a freak accident.

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New York Mets' Carlos Carrasco delivers a pitch to a Boston Red Sox batter in the first inning of a game July 23, 2023, in Boston.  (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

"In the weight room. It was an accident," Showalter told reporters, via SNY. "Just had a 50-pound barbell fall on his finger. Set it down, flipped. Nasty."

Showalter continued to say that Carrasco had a second procedure to "clean it up a little bit" with a pin placed in the finger. 

The Mets said the general timetable for a return from this type of injury is four to six weeks.

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The Mets reportedly placed Carrasco on waivers last week, and he wasn’t claimed by any other team. So, he remained in Queens. 

Carrasco has struggled in his 14th MLB season with a 6.80 ERA over 20 starts. He’s allowed 68 earned runs with 18 home runs and 115 hits in 90 innings.

Carrasco’s most recent start came against the Los Angeles Angels, and he couldn’t get through two innings, allowing five earned runs on seven hits. 

The Mets exercised Carrasco’s $14 million club option this offseason to keep him in the rotation, which was bolstered by Justin Verlander, Jose Quintana and Kodai