News: Mets, Beltran, Surgery and Legal Action
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Last night, the Mets announced that Carlos Beltran will need eight to 12 weeks to rehab from knee surgery he elected to have yesterday in Colorado.
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post says the Mets have contacted the Commissioners Office and the Players Association to say this was done without clearance.
According to Sherman, the Mets are threatening to take some form of action.
WFAN, as well as other media outlets, say the Mets will hold a conference call with reporters later today, during which they are expected to provide further details.
Updated at 9:00 am:
Jon Heyman of SI.com was a guest on WFAN this morning, and said he has not heard from a credible source that Beltran had microfracture surgery. Instead, Heyman believes the surgery is exactly as the team described.
According to Heyman, Beltran was feeling fine through much of the winter, but started feeling pain in his knee as he stepped up his workouts, at which point he got checked out by team doctors who determined he did not need surgery. However, Beltran’s personal doctors disagreed.
Heyman said he is not sure if the Mets were aware of the surgery, but, in either case, they did not approve of him having the procedure He believes the Mets were made aware of the surgery either at the ‘11th hour,’ or, possibly, during the procedure.
According to Heyman, though the Mets have talked with people about their options, he is certain there is no way the they can void his contract.
To listen to Heyman’s entire interview, go to WFAN.com.
