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The Mets provided an update on Justin Verlander<\/a> on Wednesday afternoon. Their newly signed ace has been on the 15-day injured list after being diagnosed with a low-grade strain of the teres major muscle in his shoulder at the end of spring training.<\/p>\n New York sent Verlander for an MRI Wednesday morning, raising some amount of concern among the fan base. Fortunately, imaging revealed diminished inflammation, according to the club<\/a>. He remains without a firm timetable for a return to MLB action but is going to continue a throwing program.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a solid update, all things considered. While there\u2019s still some issue with Verlander\u2019s shoulder and no specific return date, that imaging didn\u2019t turn up any serious structural issues is a positive. The Mets are already going to be without Jos\u00e9 Quintana<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for a few months. That pushed David Peterson<\/a> into the starting staff, and Verlander\u2019s injury led to Tylor Megill<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>claiming a back-end job. Joey Lucchesi<\/a> and Jos\u00e9 Butto<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>are at Triple-A Syracuse as the presumed next options if any of the current five suffer an injury.<\/p>\n In other New York news, catcher Omar Narv\u00e1ez<\/a> left Wednesday’s loss to Milwaukee in the ninth inning. After the game, manager Buck Showalter told reporters Narv\u00e1ez had some discomfort in his left calf, via Tim Britton of The Athletic<\/a>. He\u2019s day-to-day for now and will presumably be further evaluated over the next few days.<\/p>\n Tom\u00e1s Nido<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>is the other backstop on the active roster. Top prospect Francisco \u00c1lvarez<\/a> opened the year on optional assignment to Syracuse, with the Mets preferring to get him consistent reps in the minors as opposed to more sporadic MLB playing time. If Narv\u00e1ez requires an IL stint, \u00c1lvarez would be the most straightforward option to replace him on the active roster. The Mets don\u2019t have any other catchers on the 40-man roster; veteran Michael P\u00e9rez<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>is a non-roster option in Syracuse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n