{"id":24763,"date":"2023-04-05T18:21:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/05\/when-is-justin-verlander-expected-to-return-from-injury-predicting-recovery-timeline-for-new-york-mets-ace\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T18:21:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:21:42","slug":"when-is-justin-verlander-expected-to-return-from-injury-predicting-recovery-timeline-for-new-york-mets-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/05\/when-is-justin-verlander-expected-to-return-from-injury-predicting-recovery-timeline-for-new-york-mets-ace\/","title":{"rendered":"When is Justin Verlander expected to return from injury? Predicting recovery timeline for New York Mets ace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3913218\" data-slug-id=\"1459763\">\n<p>Justin Verlander signed a two-year contract with the New York Mets that made him the highest-paid pitcher (per AAV) in MLB history, alongside his new teammate Max Scherzer. However, he has yet to make a regular-season start for the team.<\/p>\n<p>He was placed on the Injured List with a low-grade teres major strain on opening day. There is no timetable quite yet, but the verbiage of the injury suggests it won&#8217;t be a terribly lengthy stint.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<p>Justin Verlander will be placed on the IL with a low grade teres major strain. He will continue throwing at moderate intensity and we will rescan in a week. We will provide an update at that time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>Justin Verlander will be placed on the IL with a low grade teres major strain. He will continue throwing at moderate intensity and we will rescan in a week. We will provide an update at that time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Justin Verlander will be placed on the IL with a low grade teres major strain,&#8221; the Mets tweeted. &#8220;He will continue throwing at moderate intensity and we will rescan in a week. We will provide an update at that time.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He should be scanned tomorrow as that will mark one week since his initial diagnosis. The Mets and Verlander will have a better picture of when he can return then.<\/p>\n<p>Verlander&#8217;s injury is classified as a low-grade strain, which is good news for the Mets and their prized off-season acquisition. Low-grade indicates a lower severity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Justin Verlander is on the IL\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/c1208-16806998005748-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/c1208-16806998005748-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/c1208-16806998005748-1920.jpg?w=720 720w ,https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/c1208-16806998005748-1920.jpg?w=840 840w, https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/c1208-16806998005748-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w , https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/c1208-16806998005748-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 720w,(max-width: 420px) 840w,(max-width: 600px) 1200w, 1920w\" alt=\"Justin Verlander is on the IL\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/c1208-16806998005748-1920.jpg\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Justin Verlander is on the IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Serious teres major strains can take up to three months to heal, but since it&#8217;s low-grade, that&#8217;s probably an overly pessimistic outlook. Even in the worst case scenario, it appears that Verlander will return a few months from now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\"> <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justin Verlander provides more detail on teres major strain, will continue to throw | Mets | SNY\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VNrY2GsWokA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript> <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/youtube\" data-embed=\"VNrY2GsWokA\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/0e825-16806998690737-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/0e825-16806998690737-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The scan tomorrow will indicate where he&#8217;s at and how much he has recovered, so Mets fans are undoubtedly waiting with bated breath for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/news-what-stephen-a-smith-say-meghan-thee-stallion-espn-pundit-rips-astros-player-naughty-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">the news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since he&#8217;s only on a two-year contract, each missed month adds up to a sizable portion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/news-new-mets-star-justin-verlander-excited-join-team-cy-young-win-thank-steven-alex-cohen-bringing-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">his tenure with the Mets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 21px 0; overflow: visible !important;\">\n<div class=\"bottom-info-container\">\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Zachary Roberts<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"reply-input-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"reply-section-container\" parent-comment-id=\"\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pic-near-reply-box\" src=\"\" alt=\"Profile picture\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<template id=\"gif-box-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"reply-input-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"reply-section-container\" parent-comment-id=\"\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pic-near-reply-box\" src=\"\" alt=\"Profile picture\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<template id=\"gif-box-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", function() { loadFBPixel() });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", function() { loadFBPixel() });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? \nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, \ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '952063904834769'); \nfbq('track', \"PageView\");\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/news-when-justin-verlander-returning-injury-expected-recovery-timeline-new-york-mets-ace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Verlander signed a two-year contract with the New York Mets that made him the highest-paid pitcher (per AAV) in MLB history, alongside his new teammate Max Scherzer. 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