Overview

• Manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed Montas will be available out of the bullpen beginning Thursday
• The team has yet to name his Saturday replacement, with Triple-A right-handers Nolan McLean and Brandon Sproat under consideration
• Montas signed a two-year, $34 million deal with a 2026 player option but has recorded 32 strikeouts, 12 walks and eight home runs allowed
• He missed nearly three months with a spring-training lat strain and has struggled in both Triple-A rehab assignments and his major-league starts
• Earlier rotations losses to Sean Manaea and Kodai Senga have exacerbated the Mets’ seven-game losing streak