Mets' A.J. Minter makes second rehab appearance in three days with scoreless inning
Mets reliever A. J. Minter cleared another hurdle in his road to recovery from lat surgery after throwing for the second time in three days following his scoreless inning for Triple-A on Sunday afternoon.
That makes four appearances in Syracuse and eight total for the left-hander who also pitched for Low-A and High-A. Minter has pitched well during his rehab, owning a 2. 25 ERA in four innings in Triple-A and a 1.
17 ERA through all minor league levels. He has struck out four in 7. 2 innings and has a 0.
78 WHIP. New York said after Minter's previous outing on Friday that it would decide what's next for the southpaw after proving he can pitch twice in three days. Now that he has and left it unharmed, the Mets should certainly be pleased.
Still, Minter has yet to throw in back-to-back games during his rehab process and has not gone more than an inning in any appearance either. While Minter is not generally a candidate to pitch multiple innings with the big league club, it might be good to see that he can do it should the need ever come up with the Mets. When the veteran reliever does return to New York, it will be interesting to see how the team deploys him after he signed a two-year, $22 million deal before the 2025 season to be the setup man.