
Mets make their Frankie Montas decision after brutal rehab assignment
NY Post
ATLANTA — Ready or not, Frankie Montas’ time with the Mets is near.
There is a “good chance,” manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday, the right-hander — following a rough stretch of minor league rehab appearances — will be activated from the injured list next week to pitch against the Braves at Citi Field.
Montas, who arrived last winter on a two-year contract worth $34 million, has yet to throw a pitch for the Mets after a high-grade lat strain sidelined him in spring training.
The Mets were realistically left between stashing Montas in the bullpen and placing him in the starting rotation with his rehab clock set to expire Sunday.
Most recently, he allowed five earned runs over five innings for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday.
Overall, he started six games in the minors and pitched to a 12.05 ERA and 2.14 WHIP.

Wednesday was another positive day at Yankees camp. For the first time since March 6, 2025 — an outing in which he knew “something wasn’t right,” which began a weeks-long saga that ended on the operating table for Tommy John surgery — Gerrit Cole was back on a mound and facing hitters in game action.












