Mets get a sliver of good Noah Syndergaard news

ATLANTA — If no news is good news, Noah Syndergaard received some Thursday. A second opinion by noted orthopedist Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles confirmed the Mets ace has a partially torn right lat, manager Terry Collins said after Thursday’s game at SunTrust Park was rained out. The second opinion could be deemed as a positive development in that no further damage was uncovered. Syndergaard walked off the mound in Washington on Sunday grabbing at his right lat, only three days after he skipped a scheduled start because of soreness in his right biceps. The Mets have put no timetable on Syndergaard’s return from the disabled list, but the expectation is he will miss at least 2-3 months. T.J.

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