{"id":465605,"date":"2022-06-20T06:23:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T03:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tommy-hunter-makes-mets-return-after-career-threatening-injury\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T06:23:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T03:23:43","slug":"tommy-hunter-makes-mets-return-after-career-threatening-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tommy-hunter-makes-mets-return-after-career-threatening-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tommy Hunter makes Mets return after career-threatening injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283ee6c9d74\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283ee6c9d74\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tommy-hunter-makes-mets-return-after-career-threatening-injury\/#%E2%80%9CTommy_Hunter_makes_Mets_return_after_career-threatening_injury%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Tommy Hunter makes Mets return after career-threatening injury&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTommy_Hunter_makes_Mets_return_after_career-threatening_injury%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Tommy Hunter makes Mets return after career-threatening injury&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tommy Hunter is a major league pitcher again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With his first major league <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in about 13 months \u2014 after he believed his career to be finished following intense back pain that led to surgery last summer, when he was diagnosed with multiple disk herniations \u2014 the 35-year-old completed a comeback to begin his 15th big-league season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFelt good to be back. That\u2019s why we play, and it was a long wait,\u201d said Hunter, who said he feels \u201cgood. Healthy, finally.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hunter pitched 1 \u00b2\/\u2083 hit-less innings in which he allowed an unearned run and struck out two. The line would have been perfect if not for Eduardo Escobar\u2019s throw to first base pulling Pete Alonso off the bag, enabling a base runner that Joely Rodriguez allowed to score in the 6-2 loss to the Marlins at Citi Field on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This was the first time Hunter had taken a major league mound since May 18 last year, after which his back hurt enough that he could not lift his baby son, Rowan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/20220619_MetsMarlins040CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tommy Hunter\" class=\"wp-image-22726593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/20220619_MetsMarlins040CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/20220619_MetsMarlins040CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/20220619_MetsMarlins040CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/20220619_MetsMarlins040CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tommy Hunter was sidelined for about 15 months after suffering severe back pain.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>His wife, Ellen, encouraged him to attempt a comeback so he could have a picture as a major leaguer with Rowan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got one the other day,\u201d Hunter said with a smile. \u201cCheck that off the book, and now let\u2019s play.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Mets can see whether the righty \u2014 who didn\u2019t give up a run in eight innings last season \u2014 can help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTommy, he ain\u2019t scared,\u201d said Buck Showalter, who suggested Hunter would be a multi-inning threat out of the bullpen. \u201cThat\u2019s what Tommy\u2019s here to do. He\u2019s going to come in, for the most part throw it over, have some different looks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>The Mets will have to shave one pitcher off their roster by noon Monday as MLB reverts to a 13-pitcher maximum per club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Possible victims include Adonis Medina and Yoan Lopez.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/New-York-Mets-v-Arizona-Diamondbacks-35.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Yoan Lopez\" class=\"wp-image-22726599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/New-York-Mets-v-Arizona-Diamondbacks-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/New-York-Mets-v-Arizona-Diamondbacks-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/New-York-Mets-v-Arizona-Diamondbacks-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/New-York-Mets-v-Arizona-Diamondbacks-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Yoan Lopez<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have to make some moves,\u201d Showalter said. \u201cYou gotta keep an eye on the options because there\u2019s a limit to the number of options [five] you have.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>David Peterson is the Mets\u2019 scheduled starting pitcher against the Marlins on Monday, but his pregnant wife is expecting any day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs Peterson\u2019s wife going to go in labor before he starts?\u201d Showalter openly wondered, when asked about his concerns about the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NYPH3173520815&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unless the Mets recall a starter, Trevor Williams would be the most logical fill-in. Williams most recently pitched 2 \u00b9\/\u2083 innings on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>James McCann played his third rehab game with Double-A Binghamton, going 2-for-4 with a walk. He has had 14 plate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances in three minor league games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Showalter declined to reveal how many at-bats the starting catcher would need before making his return, though he said McCann said he felt better beginning Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s got to be some feedback that he\u2019s meeting some criteria other than just at-bats,\u201d Showalter said of McCann, who has not played since May 10, after which he required surgery on his left wrist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>The Mets donated 500 tickets to local organizations in Queens for the game in honor of Juneteenth. 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