A Mets prospect had his 2023 season shut down before he could ever show the organization what he could do on the mound.
Righty pitching prospect Coleman Crow underwent Tommy John Surgery and will not pitch again until 2024, according to MLB Pipeline’s Sam Dykstra.
Crow was acquired with Landon Marceaux by the Mets in late June in the deal that sent Eduardo Escobar to the Los Angeles Angels.
Crow is the 29th-ranked prospect in the Mets’ farm system on Pipeline despite not yet pitching for the club.
In June, Baseball America reported that Crow had not thrown in a game since April 26 due to elbow inflammation.
He was placed on the injured list by Double-A Rocket City on May 12 without a timetable to return.
The Athletic reported that the Mets were comfortable with the 22-year-old’s medical records.
It’s unclear when exactly the surgery took place, but Pipeline’s write-up of the hurler said it occurred in the summer.
It was anticipated that Crow would pitch for Double-A Binghamton when he was healthy enough to throw.
Crow had gotten off to a good start this year with the Double-A Trash Pandas, posting a 1.88 ERA and 0.62 WHIP with a 2-0 record over four starts (24 innings) before the injury.
Mets general manager Billy Eppler drafted Crow in 2019 when he was running the Angels, which gives the Mets a sense of what Crow can do.
Crow will not pitch again until at least next year.
He has a 4.33 ERA over 214 1/3 minor league innngs.
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