Mets' Harvey opts for surgery and will miss 2014 season
New York — Mets ace Matt Harvey will have surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, an operation that will sideline him for the 2014 season.
The 24-year-old former Fitch High School great, who started the All-Star game for the National League was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament on Aug. 26 but said he wanted to try to rehab the elbow and avoid surgery.
The Mets said Friday that Dr. James Andrews will operate during October.
Projected recuperation time for elbow ligament operations is about a year.
The No. 7 pick of the 2010 amateur draft, Harvey went 9-5 with a 2.27 ERA and 191 strikeouts in 178 1-3 innings.
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