Mets normal closer Jenrry Mejia dealing with an elbow injury, the door may be open to Jeurys Familia as the team's new closer, manager Terry Collins said Monday per ESPN.com.
Mejia felt stiffness in his elbow while warming up Monday and was unable to enter the game.
"He couldn't get it loose," Collins said. "With what we've seen right now, and with what he's had in the past, we had to shut him down."
Familia would slide into the closer's role with Carlos Torrestaking over the set up role in the eighth. Familia posted a 2-5 record in 2014 with five saves and a 2.21 ERA in 77 1/3 innings.