The New York Mets today announced that the club has placed infielder Wilmer Flores on the 15-Day Disabled List with a strained left hamstring and recalled left-handed pitcher Sean Gilmartin from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League.
Gilmartin, 26, spent all of last season with the Mets after being acquired in the Rule 5 draft on December 11, 2014 from Minnesota. In his first season in the major leagues, the lefthander went 3-2 with a 2.67 ERA (17 earned runs/57.1 innings) in 50 games (one start). He held righthanded batters to a .216 (25-116) average while lefthanded hitters batted .260 (25-96) off Gilmartin in 2015. With runners in scoring position last season, opponents hit .236 (13-55) off Gilmartin.
In the postseason, Gilmartin was added to the active roster during the NLCS and was also on the active roster for the World Series. He pitched in Game 2 of the World Series and tossed 0.2 innings and retired the only two batters he faced.
This year, he was 4-1 with a 2.48 ERA (nine earned runs/32.2 innings) in six starts for the 51s. In his 32.2 innings, the southpaw struck out 34, walked eight and was holding opposing hitters to a .230 (29-126) batting average against. Gilmartin was fifth in the Pacific Coast League with his 2.48 ERA.
In seven games, two starts, with the Mets during Spring Training this year, Gilmartin was 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA (seven earned runs/14.0 innings pitched) and one save.
