New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea hit a big milestone in his recovery from an elbow injury that put him on the injured list.

Sean Manaea was about a week away from making his season debut when another setback struck. An MRI taken Monday revealed a 7-millimeter loose body in Manaea’s left elbow. That’s the bad news. The good

The lefty complained of elbow soreness after his last rehab start Friday and received an MRI and cortisone shot Monday. Manaea felt discomfort toward the end of a start where he allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings, with seven strikeouts, and didn't recover the next day as he expected.