New York Mets second baseman Jed Lowrie has dealt with injury issues since joining the team. Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Jed Lowrie likely done with Mets after playing just nine games

The Jed Lowrie experiment with the New York Mets is seemingly over. Most Mets fans would probably say it never began in the first place. 

The 36-year-old, who has reportedly been dealing with "PCL laxity" and seen sporting a massive knee brace throughout 2020, has returned home to Houston and won't play this season, per Tim Healey of Newsday.

It's the end of a once-promising tenure that began with Lowrie putting pen to paper on a two-year contract with the Mets in January 2019. He appeared in only nine games and tallied seven at-bats with zero hits as he attempted to recover from mysterious lower-body problems during his debut season. He then missed Opening Day this past July and, subsequently, every other day because of a sore knee.  

Assuming the Mets complete a full pandemic-shortened campaign through the rest of this month, Lowrie will begin October having been out of action for 213 of a possible 222 games. 

Few, if anybody, expect the Mets to offer Lowrie a new deal in the offseason.

More must-reads:

TODAY'S BEST
Micah Parsons makes history with new Bleacher Report deal
Celtics assistant named candidate for Lakers HC job
Rudy Gobert fined $75,000 for gesture in Game 4
Former Canadiens GM on Blue Jackets' radar
Cubs designate lefty reliever for assignment
Two-time Super Bowl champ signs with AFC contender
Stars center matches Gretzky feat as Dallas pushes Avalanche to brink
Gritty young Thunder take down veteran Mavericks in Game 4
Cubs acquiring veteran reliever from Mariners
Top-five NBA Draft prospect suffers scary non-contact injury
Hurricanes stay alive with third-period outburst vs. Rangers
Jaylen Brown's big three-pointer gives Celtics 3-1 lead over Cavs
Avalanche star placed in player assistance program
Mercury announce devastating injury on eve of WNBA season
Randy Moss' son makes major football announcement
Reds place key outfielder on injured list with broken thumb
Tom Brady's broadcasting debut set for Week 1 of NFL season
Struggling Cubs reliever placed on injured list 
Report: Justin Fields had ‘toxic' relationship with ex-Bears QB
Extension makes Lions QB Jared Goff one of NFL's highest-paid players

Want more sports news?

Join the hundreds of thousands of fans who start their day with Yardbarker's Morning Bark, the best newsletter in sports.