Mets’ Jeff McNeil had procedure for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome earlier this offseason
November 13, 2025
Mets’ Jeff McNeil had procedure for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome earlier this offseason
9 comments
This explains the shoulder problems we were hearing about, and partly explains his September slump (he apparently had pain swinging the bat) after he was hovering around an .800 OPS for most of the season. Hopefully he recovers well, the article says he’ll be ready for spring training.
I wonder how much all those added golf swings led to this… I’m no physiologist but I imagine that going from swinging a golf club to a baseball bat is bad for the shoulder with the different mechanics involved. What’s the timeline on this like for a position player?
Poor Jeff, he had that wild tear where be was OPSing close to .900 and hitting everything super hard. This explains his late slump and, unfortunately, makes trading him harder.
Welp. Hopefully he heals and can be productive.
So that’s why he’s not playing on that MLB golf event
I’m assuming this injury/procedure affects a position player different than a pitcher? We know this injury is career threatening for a pitcher.
Definition of an athlete. Shut up and go play even if you gotta play thru pain.
Baty was that heavy huh
This is like the *worst* procedure a pitcher can have. Success rates after this seem pretty low.
I imagine it’ll have less of an impact on a position player. Hopefully he comes back 100%
9 comments
This explains the shoulder problems we were hearing about, and partly explains his September slump (he apparently had pain swinging the bat) after he was hovering around an .800 OPS for most of the season. Hopefully he recovers well, the article says he’ll be ready for spring training.
I wonder how much all those added golf swings led to this… I’m no physiologist but I imagine that going from swinging a golf club to a baseball bat is bad for the shoulder with the different mechanics involved. What’s the timeline on this like for a position player?
Poor Jeff, he had that wild tear where be was OPSing close to .900 and hitting everything super hard. This explains his late slump and, unfortunately, makes trading him harder.
Welp. Hopefully he heals and can be productive.
So that’s why he’s not playing on that MLB golf event
I’m assuming this injury/procedure affects a position player different than a pitcher? We know this injury is career threatening for a pitcher.
Definition of an athlete. Shut up and go play even if you gotta play thru pain.
Baty was that heavy huh
This is like the *worst* procedure a pitcher can have. Success rates after this seem pretty low.
I imagine it’ll have less of an impact on a position player. Hopefully he comes back 100%