New York Mets left-hander Jose Quintana sustained a small stress fracture in the left side of his ribcage, the team announced Monday.
Quintana went one inning in New York's 7-1 spring training victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday before exiting the contest complaining about tightness on his side. He also announced that he would be withdrawing from the World Baseball Classic, where he was supposed to play for Colombia.
The Mets are unsure how long they will be without Quintana, who was headed to New York for additional tests.
Quintana, 34, signed a two-year, $26 million deal with the Mets in December after going 6-7 with a 2.93 ERA in a combined 32 starts with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cardinals last season.
In 11 major league seasons, Quintana has posted an 89-87 record with a 3.75 ERA in 315 appearances (289 starts), striking out 1,532 batters in 1,723 2/3 innings. He has spent time with the Chicago White Sox (2012-17), Chicago Cubs (2017-20), Los Angeles Angels (2021) and San Francisco Giants (2021) in addition to his stints with Pittsburgh and St. Louis last year.
--Field Level Media