The New York Mets introduced that Frankie Montas has been positioned on the 15-day injured listing (retroactive to Aug. 22) because of a UCL-related harm in his proper elbow. Proper-hander Huascar Brazoban has been known as up from Triple-A to take Montas’ spot on the energetic roster.
Supervisor Carlos Mendoza informed reporters that Montas’ UCL harm is “fairly important,” by way of Mike Puma of the New York Submit. Mendoza went on to substantiate that Montas is not going to pitch once more in 2025.
It’s the most recent setback in what has been a brutal inaugural season for Montas in Queens. The suitable-hander signed a $34M assure with the Mets in the course of the winter however has produced simply 38 2/3 innings of labor for the staff thus far. A lat pressure suffered on the outset of spring coaching left Montas to open the season on the injured listing, and he didn’t make his season debut till June 24.
After throwing 5 scoreless innings in his first begin of the yr, Montas pitched to a ghastly 7.85 ERA over his subsequent six begins with an 18.2% strikeout price and a whopping seven residence runs allowed. These brutal outcomes led the Mets to move Montas to the bullpen earlier this month, the place he’s surrendered 4 runs (two earned) on 4 walks and 6 hits (together with a house run) whereas placing out simply three.
New York Mets beginning pitcher Frankie Montas is finished for the season.
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Altogether, Montas has posted a 6.28 ERA and a 5.31 FIP throughout his time with the Mets with an 18.0% strikeout price and a 7.9% stroll price. It’s a deeply disappointing consequence, and now it’s an open query when Montas will subsequent be obtainable to pitch. The Mets have made no bulletins concerning the right-hander’s timeline for return, nor supplied any indications concerning the severity of the harm. In fact, many followers will marvel about the potential of Tommy John surgical procedure, which is usually required to restore a pitcher’s UCL as soon as broken. Such a process (or perhaps a much less invasive inside brace process) would probably value Montas not solely the rest of this yr but additionally your entire 2026 season. With that being mentioned, some UCL accidents are doable to deal with by way of rehab. That’s a path that Braves hurler Grant Holmes
opted to take earlier this month as he offers with a partial UCL tear, although even Holmes’s rehab course of has introduced his 2025 marketing campaign to an abrupt finish.
Whereas the main points of Montas’ prognosis and timeline for return gained’t be clear till the Mets make an announcement providing extra info, the membership will probably be with out the right-hander for a minimum of the instant future. Given the truth that Montas’ efficiency was poor sufficient that he was bumped from the rotation earlier this month, maybe that’s not too huge of a blow. Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga, David Peterson and Clay Holmes stay within the membership’s rotation and have just lately been joined by prime prospect Nolan McLean. Brandon Waddell and Justin Hagenman stay within the minors already on the 40-man roster as potential depth choices behind that group, and well-regarded prospect Brandon Sproat has a 4.24 ERA in 24 begins at Triple-A this yr.
Changing Montas on the roster is Brazoban, who started his profession within the majors with Miami again in 2022 however has served as an up-and-down aid arm for the Mets this yr. It’s a job he’s carried out fairly nicely in, with a 3.83 ERA and 4.14 FIP throughout 51 2/3 innings of labor unfold between 3 begins and 41 aid outings. Brazoban figures to take up Montas’ mantle because the membership’s lengthy reliever going ahead.
