Nhl Draft 2024 2024-06-30 Nhl Draft 2024 - Last update images today Nhl Draft 2024 Earps Leaves 'in Transition' Utd Amid PSG Move NEW YORK -- An emotional Drew Smith acknowledged his future with the New York Mets is uncertain Friday, when the right-handed reliever and impending free agent said he will likely need a second reconstructive surgery on his elbow. Smith went on the injured list with a right elbow sprain Tuesday, two days after he exited after getting two outs in the ninth inning of a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs because he had a hard time getting loose. The 30-year-old was pressed into action and tried warming up on the field after closer Edwin Diaz was ejected for having an illegal substance on his hand. Smith said an MRI revealed "...some pretty significant damage." He is scheduled for a second opinion with Dr. Keith Meister but said he expects to undergo either Tommy John surgery or UCL repair with an internal brace. Smith missed the 2019 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. "Just sucks, you know?" said Smith, whose voice broke as tears formed in his eyes as he spoke before the Mets' series opener against the Houston Astros. "My second one. Been with the Mets for a long time and I love this organization. They've done a lot for me. And obviously, going into free agency, it's a tough time for this to happen. There's never a good time for it to happen, but this really stings." Smith, who spent five weeks on the injured list with a sore right shoulder earlier this season, said he began feeling stiffness in the elbow while pitching against the Cubs on June 21. He felt better Saturday but said the discomfort returned quickly Sunday night. "I kind of knew something was going on and I just tried to pitch through it," Smith said. "I don't think the warmup had anything to do with the outcome. I think it was already kind of decided." Smith was 1-1 with two saves and a 3.06 ERA this season and is 12-13 with a 3.48 ERA and five saves in 191 career games, all with the Mets. He was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Lucas Duda on July 27, 2017, and debuted on June 23, 2018, making him the second-longest tenured player on the team behind left fielder Brandon Nimmo. "Not good news -- it's hard, obviously, because of who he is not only as a player but as a person, what he means to this organization," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. "This is a professional. He went down early in the year, got back and was always available, always wanted to take the ball, always wanted to help the team." Smith is the fourth key Mets reliever on the shelf. Díaz is two games into a 10-game suspension for his ejection while Sean Reid-Foley was placed on the injured list last Saturday with a right shoulder impingement. Left-hander Brooks Raley is out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery with an internal brace procedure on May 29. "We're going to need guys to step up," Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said. Nhl Draft 062219 Getty Ftr 1qa5e1x93ytap1j4efntjwz0ni ?t= 2098164085&quality=100 NHL Draft 2023 2024 Draft Logo 768x301 Selection Order NHL Home Openers 2023 0840efef854bb13decab1c5ffd5305ff Forbes 2024 Draft Guu0v2g8pqg61 2024 Top Prospects MMZ2581 1024x683 Ce3356f4 Afb3 4750 Ae6d 024ce1aa0e05 Nhl Draft Lottery Board ?crop=2999,1687,x1,y87&width=2999&height=1687&format=pjpg&auto=webp Bedard 1 Nhl Draft Getty 03232022 ?itok=yAdbxhMS DPH 2024 NHL DRAFT RANKINGS October 2023 782x1024 Maxresdefault 2023HPLogo Classic Final Shrunk.webp 33aa0 16872648717940 1920 ?w=840 Nhl Mock Draft 2024 NHL Expansion Draft 2021 Date 2023 Draft Logo NFL 768x432 GFX 934 NHL Mock Draft FTR 2024 NHL Draft Draft 2023 Studio NHLDraft Top75 7 Hqdefault Screenshot 2023 05 08 At 9.07.40 PM ?w=1000&h=600&crop=1 8 2023 NHL Draft Top10 WHL FzR8MeEXgAAwMF ?format=jpg&name=large Screen Shot 2022 04 30 At 9.40.53 AM 3efac8059a038c05bd229ecccfd9709a Rutherford 1 1024x768 1228627 NHL Draft Lottery Hockey 82940 1200x800