PORT STREET LUCIE — Luis Severino has completed his final spring training assignments and is looking forward to starting the season healthy in practice.
This would be unusual for the right-hander, who has only started a season in the major league rotation since 2018.
“I’m really happy,” Severino said after throwing 85 pitches in a minor league game. “I feel great. There’s one more start.”
Severino has battled various ailments over the years, including torn ligaments in his elbow that required Tommy John surgery.
Last season, Severino injured his latissimus dorsi muscle during spring training and was forced to start the season on the Yankees’ injured list.
On this day, he pitched five innings against the Cardinals’ minor league team.
“Those kids are really good at hitting the ball,” Severino said. “That was the toughest game of spring training for me.”
Severino will aim for 6 innings of 90-95 pitches in his final Grapefruit League game.
Jose Buto also pitched in a minor league game.
Butto could pitch as part of the Mets’ split team on Sunday.
Manager Carlos Mendoza has yet to officially name a fifth starting pitcher in Kouhiro Chiga’s absence, but Tyler Megill is considered the frontrunner, with another possibility remaining in camp. An example of this is Bhutto.
The Mets have reassigned Kyle Click, Ben Gamel, Yaxel Rios, Yolmer Sanchez, Cole Sulcer and Trayce Thompson to minor league camp.
