Brandon Sproat Moves Up to the Mets’ Rotation
The New York Mets have decided to call up right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat to start Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. This decision marks the third time in less than a month that the team has promoted one of its top pitching prospects to bolster its starting rotation.
Sproat, 24, was considered the Mets’ top pitching prospect at the start of the season. However, he fell a bit behind Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong in the organization’s depth chart, as both players quickly ascended from Double-A to the Major Leagues in recent weeks.
McLean has won each of his first four starts, with an ERA of 1.37. Tong allowed a clean run in five innings in his debut last Friday and is scheduled to pitch again on Saturday.
The 2025 season for Sproat has been a tale of two chapters. The player, selected in the third round of 2023, recorded an ERA of 6.69 in nine starts for Triple-A Syracuse through May 20, before rebounding with an ERA of 3.19 in his final 17 outings. Excluding a relief appearance in which he allowed seven runs on August 24, Sproat has an ERA of 2.78 in 16 starts since May 25.
Sproat concluded this streak on Saturday with seven scoreless innings, with nine strikeouts and two walks. He will take the mound on Sunday, with a week of rest, to conclude a three-game series in Cincinnati against the team chasing the Mets for the third National League wild card spot.
Kodai Senga was scheduled to start on Sunday, but the veteran’s recent struggles, who hasn’t completed six innings since June 6 and has a 6.56 ERA in his last eight starts, prompted the Mets to give Sproat the opportunity.
