Cooper Flagg’s football coach, Eric Rowell, remembers watching the talented youngster dominate at a young age. “Cooper was always playing two or three year levels up. In third grade, he was playing at a sixth-grade level and excelling,” Rowell said. “He was dunking and playing above the rim in middle school, but his competition wasn’t great. He was dominating, but...
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Frankie Montas was smacked around in six rehab starts at High-A Brooklyn and Triple-A Syracuse: eight home runs allowed, a 12.05 ERA and a 2.14 WHIP in 18 2/3 innings. He did not appear major league-ready, but the nine-year veteran knew better. “I’ve said it before,” Montas said Tuesday after tossing five scoreless innings in his Mets debut against the Braves. “When I was...
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A.J. Ewing stole his 34th base in 37 tries Tuesday in his 46th game for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones. The 20-year-old who was selected in the fourth round of the 2023 draft out of Springboro (Ohio) High School is second in the South Atlantic League in stolen bases. He’s also fourth in both batting average (.299) and on-base percentage (.414). He was promoted to Brooklyn after stealing 14...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are calling up 27-year-old right-hander Jonathan Pintaro, fast-tracking him to the majors just days after a planned promotion to Triple-A. Pintaro has been sharp in Double-A this season, punching out 57 over 42 1/3 innings with a 3.40 ERA. Though he made 11 starts, he often worked in shorter outings and is expected to contribute out of the bullpen in a long...
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Right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas was back on the mound on Tuesday for his highly-touted Mets debut as the Mets looked to even the series with Braves after dropping Game 1 3-2. However, despite securing a 3-0 lead and a clean start by Montas, the Mets’ bullpen gave up seven runs as the Mets’ dropped their fifth straight game to the Braves and 10 of their last 11. Montas was overall...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Spencer Strider (2-5, 3.89) vs. RHP Frankie Montas (0-0, -.–) SNY • MLBN The Mets look to even the series with the Braves tonight after dropping the first game 3-2. The Braves scored three runs early and that was all they needed as they were able to keep the Mets from scoring for the vast majority of the game. The Mets have now...
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