Jon Niese to have surgery during All-Star break as he faces heartbeat problem - MLB Update
Left-hander Jon Niese was taken off the mound after six innings against the St. Louis Cardinals. Spectators were surprised to watch Niese being stopped despite the fact he was going scoreless and was heading to a shut-out game. Later, it was reported that
Niese had issues with his heartbeat. It was to be at the expense of serious injury, if he was allowed to throw complete innings.
Niese immediately after the game was examined by doctors. Much to the pleasure of the whole club, he was not diagnosed with anything worth getting concerned about. He will remain part of the rotation as per schedule and with the rest of few more days he
will be resuming expedition.
Just to quell any prospect of the heartbeat shaping into something nightmarish and becoming cause of a lengthy outage from the Majors, Niese will go through minor surgery during the All-Star break.
New York Mets signed contract extension with Niese during Spring Training. As the contract entails five years duration, having Niese fit and playing every important game hold extreme significance, in light of the money being invested on him.
It is premature to make any judgment about where exactly Niese’s heart problem can take him to. Considering the fact an issue with heart is more often than not a scary proposition, he can put the Mets’ in a serious dilemma anytime.
That will bring into questions all the calculations the Mets carried out before decision about contract extension was finalised. The fact Niese suffered similar problem last year, denouncement will be fierce and will be taking a heavy swipe on the General
Manager.
For the moment, the Mets have nothing to fear about. Niese has lived up to the expectations and is well on his way to justify contract extension he was awarded. Only if he can keep injuries at-bay, he can turn out to be a valuable arm for the Mets.
"But I wouldn't miss any starts," Niese said. "It's an 'ablation,' they call it. They go inside the heart and they crimp something of some sort -- like the cause of it. It's like an outpatient thing that they do that it only takes like three days to recover
from after that. So that's why I think we might be doing it All-Star break. That way I don't miss any starts."
Until All-Star break, Niese will be looking to avoid activities that can aggravate heart problems. At the same time, he will love to continue his impressive run of form in the season.
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