Mets prospect, 24, retires only three games into season
Pitcher Brett Banks, the New York Mets’ 11th-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, has voluntarily retired according to his official transactions page . Banks, 24, had not allowed a run over his first three games of the 2026 season pitching for the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets’ affiliate in the Class-A South Atlantic League. The right-hander from UNC Wilmington appeared in 53 professional games in the Mets’ system from 2023-26, going 7-1 with a 2.
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He posted a 2. 49 ERA and 26 strikeouts, while allowing 11 walks and a . 200 opponents’ batting average in 25.
1 innings after his promotion to the Cyclones. More to come on this story.