Mets veteran recovering from ‘pretty scary’ injury to resume throwing on Monday
HOUSTON — MetsIt’s starter Paul Blackburn felt a little sore the morning after pitching in a minor league game in the backfields at Clover Park on Saturday, March 22.
“Nothing crazy,” Blackburn told reporters.
The next day, Monday, March 24, his knee developed a “sack of fluid” that made it hard for him to see his kneecap.
“We just essentially had to drain and then inject some gel (into) it,” Blackburn said. “So you have to wait seven days to kind of let that gel do its thing and then go from there.”
By Friday, when Blackburn spoke to reporters, the fluid drain and injection seemed to have done the job. The veteran right-hander reported that he “felt great” and was able to rotate it again.
