Canning suffered the ailment when, after surrendering a batted ball to Atlanta shortstop Nick Allen, he attempted to change directions on the mound so that he could back up third base. He subsequently went down before being aided off the field by the Mets training staff.

Mets Predicted to Trade For $56 Million Pitcher After Griffin Canning Injury originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Mets, who took the final two games of a four-game set against the Atlanta Braves to seemingly halt a bad stretch of games, got truly awful luck on Thursday.

The Mets’ depleted pitching rotation took another hit when right-hander Griffin Canning likely suffered an Achilles injury during a non-contact play in the third inning of a 4-0 win over the Braves.