After Mets right-hander Frankie Montas went down with a “high-grade lat strain,” an unforeseen spring training competition emerged. The current Mets regime, led by president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza aren’t panicking.

On Monday, the first day of camp for the full squad, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza informed reporters that right-hander Frankie Montas is out for 6-8 weeks with a high-grade lat strain. As usual, Mendoza didn’t seem panicked about the revelation,

Oft-injured righthander Frankie Montas is injured again, and it will cost him a significant swath of the 2025 schedule. Montas suffered a high-grade strain of his right lat, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza revealed Monday,

We’ve got options and it’s still early,” said manager Carlos Mendoza. “Here we are dealing with an injury to one of our starters and we’ll continue to have

Frankie Montas and left-hander Sean Manaea are both set to start the season on the injured list, but the Mets believe they’re in a good spot.

The New York Mets have high expectations heading into this season. After all, they did sign superstar outfielder Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract,

New York Mets' right-hander Kodai Senga will wait a little bit longer to make his 2025 Grapefruit League debut.

The Mets are just a week into spring training and are already down two starting pitchers when Opening Day arrives at the end of March. Frankie Montas will miss

Frankie Montas’ lat strain and now Sean Manaea’s oblique injury are an ominous reminder that the Mets betting on a repeat of last year’s pitching success is a risky proposition.

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