The earliest Carrasco will be permitted to face an MLB opponent is now May 28. Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports

RHP Carlos Carrasco's Mets debut delayed to late May at earliest

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 5/6/21

New York Mets fans are going to have to wait a little longer to see starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco make his debut with the team that he joined via a January trade with the Cleveland Indians.

Reports surfaced last week that the 34-year-old who hasn't yet pitched this season could return to the big-league club from the torn right hamstring he suffered in March as soon as next week. However, the Mets announced on Thursday that they've moved Carrasco to the 60-day injured list:

RHP Tommy Hunter has been selected from Triple-A Syracuse and will be active for today’s game…He will wear #29.

RHP Carlos Carrasco has been transferred to the 60-Day IL.

RHP Jordan Yamamoto has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
— New York Mets (@Mets) May 6, 2021

Per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN), the earliest Carrasco will be permitted to face an MLB opponent is now May 28. The AP added that manager Luis Rojas did not mention a change in Carrasco's health when speaking with reporters ahead of the Thursday afternoon matchup at the St. Louis Cardinals.

Carrasco went 3-4 with a 2.91 ERA and 82 strikeouts across 12 starts and 68 innings of work during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with Cleveland.

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