To begin the month of June last year, right-handed pitcher Jonathan Pintaro was pitching for the Glacier Range Riders in Kalispell, Montana. This June, he’s being promoted to the major leagues with the New York Mets. And a former Mets employee played a key role in Pintaro’s signing, according to the Mets scout who signed him, Jaymie Bane. “I always say Indy Ball is contacts and...
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The Mets have officially selected the contract of Jonathan Pintaro and recalled Brandon Waddell from Triple-A Syracuse. Lefties Jose Castillo and Richard Lovelady were designated for assignment. Pintaro, our 22nd-ranked prospect in the Mets organization, has turned in a solid 3.40 ERA with 57 strikeouts against 15 walks in 42 1/3 innings for Double-A Binghamton. The 27-year-old was originally...
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Tuesday night’s game began promising for the Mets. Frankie Montas shined in his Flushing debut, tossing five shutout innings, and Brett Baty hit a two-run single to cap a three-run fourth inning. Carlos Mendoza called upon Huascar Brazobán for the first of 12 outs he needed from the bullpen. Unfortunately, the wheels once again fell off for the relief unit as the Braves defeated the Mets...
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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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