MLB Injury Report: New York Mets' Ike Davis May Be Done Until August

The Mets didn't receive the news they were looking for on Wednesday.

Mets first baseman Ike Davis may need season ending ankle surgery if his ankle doesn't heal in three weeks.

Davis had suffered an ankle injury after colliding with third baseman David Wright on May 10th in Colorado.

Davis, who has been out for six weeks already, will remove the boot from his left foot and try to run in three weeks. If he is unable to run, surgery is required and he will be shutdown for the year.

In an MRI on Wednesday, doctors found cartilage damage in addition to a bone bruise. The team has said that if surgery is needed, Davis would need three months before he could become rehabbing. This would force Davis to remain inactive for the remainder of 2011.

The surgery is being compared to microfracture knee surgery, where bones are fractured to promote blood flow and heal cartilage.

It is not 100% sure that Davis needs surgery but the injury has not improved in six weeks. He will be reevaluated in three weeks and then a decision will be made. Even if surgery isn't needed, it still sounds like Davis could be out until mid August at the earliest.

This would obviously be a huge blow to an already troubled Mets team. Ike Davis had been playing well and with the possibility of him not coming back, it could affect the already low producing offense. Losing Davis could mean big problems for this team. In second season in the league, Davis was batting .302 with seven home runs and 25 RBI's in 36 games.