May 15, 2009 4:51 PM EST

The Mets admitted on Friday that they may have lost first baseman Carlos Delgado for the season.

Delgado has a right hip injury that could require surgery, and is potentially career-threatening.

He has an impingement in his right hip, a small bone spur in the hip and a partial tear of an unspecified area of the hip.

"I wish I could tell you that I felt a little bit better today, but it's about the same," Delgado said. "If it doesn't get better, we're going to have to visit other options."

Via New York Post