The New York Daily News is reporting that Mets shortstop Jose Reyes may need to have surgery to repair his injured right hamstring.
Jose Reyes looks like he may be headed for surgery on his ailing right hamstring tendon. He felt discomfort Tuesday while trying to run and is due to be examined this afternoon.
It goes without saying that the 2009 MLB season has been an utter disaster for Reyes and the Mets. The 26-year old shortstop played in only 36 games this season, finishing with a .279 batting average in 147 at bats.
The problem with hamstring surgery for athletes is that they may never return to their full pre-injury flexibility and explosiveness. So even if Reyes does have successful surgery in terms of the hamstring tear healing, it doesn’t mean that he’ll be the same player he was before the injury.
This will be an interesting situation to follow this winter.
