WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mets reliever A.J. Minter was put on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a left lat strain, a day after leaving a 2-0 win against the Washington Nationals.
The 31-year-old left-hander was facing James Wood with one out in the eighth inning when he appeared to wince after a 3-1 pitch and walked to the back of the mound. Manager Carlos Mendoza and the team trainer came out and, after a short conversation, Minter left with an athletic trainer.
“Yesterday we went out there and he mentioned triceps,” Mendoza said Sunday morning. “After the game, the trainers checked him out and it seems like it's more of a lat injury. We just don't know the severity of it.”
Minter underwent an MRI Sunday.
New York replaced him on the roster by selecting the contract of right-hander José Ureña from Triple-A Syracuse. Mendoza said Ureña will be available out of the bullpen Sunday,
Minter, 31, is 0-0 with a 1.64 ERA and seven holds in his first season with the Mets. He has struck out 14 batters and walked five in 11 innings.
“I'm just glad it wasn't my elbow,” he said Saturday. “We're looking at probably an IL stint. Just hopefully come back, get this thing fixed and continue to help the team.”
New York also said infielder Ronny Mauricio, recovering from a torn right ACL sustained on Dec. 12, 2023, was starting a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment on Sunday with Class A St. Lucie.
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New York Mets relief pitcher A.J. Minter throws during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
New York Mets relief pitcher A.J. Minter (33) leaves a baseball game with a trainer during the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
BERLIN (AP) — Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was splattered with red liquid on Thursday as he left a building in Berlin.
Pahlavi had just departed a news briefing, during which he criticized the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, when the incident occurred outside Germany’s federal news conference building.
He appeared unhurt by the liquid coating the back of his blazer and neck, and waved to his supporters before he got into a car that drove away. Police said the liquid appeared to be tomato juice.
The alleged perpetrator, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, was immediately detained by police.
Pahlavi, 65, is the son of Iran's former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power. Nevertheless, Pahlavi is trying to position himself as a player in his country’s future, though it's unclear how much support he has in Iran after he has been in exile for nearly 50 years.
Hundreds of his supporters demonstrated Thursday near Germany's parliament building, according to German news agency dpa.
Pahlavi, who was not invited to meet with any government representatives during his visit to Berlin, argued Thursday that the ceasefire agreement assumes the Iranian government’s behavior will change and “you’re going to deal with people who all of a sudden have become pragmatists.”
“I don’t see that happening,” he said. “I’m not saying that diplomacy should not be given a chance, but I think diplomacy has been given enough chance.”
Pahlavi is jockeying for a return to power should the Shiite theocracy fall and has supported the U.S.-Israeli military intervention in the Middle East.
Pahlavi in Berlin called on Europeans to do more to support Iranian people fighting for democracy. He claimed 19 political prisoners were executed by Iranian authorities in the past two weeks and another 20 people have been sentenced to death.
“Will the free world do something, or watch the slaughter in silence?” Pahlavi said.
Meanwhile, more than an hour after the incident, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz released a statement saying the government welcomes the extension of the ceasefire.
“This presents an important opportunity to resume diplomatic negotiations in Islamabad with the aim of making peace and averting further escalation of the war,” the statement said. “Tehran should seize this opportunity.”
Ciobanu reported from Warsaw, Poland.
Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, shout slogans outside the building where Pahlavi holds a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, is protected by security after he was attacked with a red fluid, following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, waves to supporters after he was attacked with a red fluid following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, is protected by security after he was attacked with a red fluid, following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
