The New York Mets received a significant boost in their injured bullpen. Prior to their series finale with the Los Angeles Angels at Citi Field on Wednesday, the Mets activated right-handed relief pitcher Jose Butto from the 15-day IL.
The Mets placed right-hander Jose Butto on the 15-day injured list on Friday, with a retroactive placement date of July 1. Right-hander Chris Devenski was called up from Triple-A to take Butto’s spot on the active roster.
The injury bug continues to plague the New York Mets’ clubhouse, as another reliever hit the injured list ahead of Friday’s Subway Series opener with the New York Yankees.
The New York Mets were the darlings of the National League East for the first month and change of the MLB season, but the club’s recent struggles have pushed them behind the division-leading Philadelphia Phillies in the standings.
The New York Mets placed right-hander Jose Butto on the 15-day injured list Friday due to an unspecified illness. The move is retroactive to Tuesday for the 27-year-old reliever, who is 2-1 with a 2.47 ERA in 31 relief appearances.
After jumping out to a 7-1 lead, the New York Mets surrendered seven runs in the final three frames to lose to the Washington Nationals. Relief pitchers Jose Butto (three hits, three earned runs) and Ryne Stanek (two hits, one earned run, loss) were at the center of this late-game collapse.
When a pitcher posts a 2.55 ERA over 74 innings, the natural inclination is to consider them for a starting role. That’s not how the Mets see Jose Butto heading into the 2025 season.
The New York Mets have put together one of the more star-studded bullpens across all of Major League Baseball. With Edwin Diaz serving as closer, the rest of the unit contains household names like A.J.
The Brewers and Mets found themselves locked in a pitcher's duel in Game 3 of their National League wild-card series on Thursday night, going into the bottom of the seventh inning without a single run crossing the plate.
I love playoff baseball so much. We had a fantastic day yesterday, going 2-0, worth 2.65 units. Yesterday, we took the Tigers’ money line (+165) against the Astros.
Jose Butto has been a savior in a shaky New York Mets' bullpen this season. So much so that the former starter turned reliever is too valuable to take out of his current role as the Mets push for a spot in the postseason.
The New York Mets' bullpen has been an issue this season. But they may have found something in young hurler Jose Butto, who was assigned to a bullpen role on July 2 after a stint with Triple-A Syracuse. Since then, the 26-year-old has become a game-changer for the Mets.
On Saturday’s broadcast, Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez were discussing Francisco Lindor and how his season turned around once he moved to the top of the lineup.
The New York Mets need bullpen help and fast. While it's still too early for trades to start falling with the deadline 28 days away, the Mets have at least one strong internal option to help fix their struggling unit.
At least one rival team executive has some concerns about the New York Mets possibly moving a starting pitcher, such as Tylor Megill, Jose Butto or Jose Quintana, to the bullpen instead of shopping for a reliever ahead of the July 30 trade deadline.
Streaming starting pitchers is a common strategy that often leads to success in fantasy baseball. For those unfamiliar with the concept, the idea is simply to pick up a “lesser” pitcher for an inviting matchup or two that is soon to come.
After finding out their improved level of play does indeed travel well, the visiting New York Mets will take a five-game winning streak into a Saturday afternoon game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The New York Mets live; after a 0-5 start to the season that had fans seeing flashbacks of their nightmare 2023 season, they have now won seven of their past 10 games, including a series win over the Atlanta Braves.