Mets’ Montas, recovering from lat strain, allows 2 runs over 1 1/3 innings in first rehab outing

Mets' Montas, recovering from lat strain, allows 2 runs over 1 1/3 innings in first rehab outing | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Frankie Montas throws during the first inning of Game 2 of a National League wild card baseball game against the New York Mets, Oct. 2, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, file)

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Frankie Montas allowed two runs, two hits and two walks over 1 1/3 innings for Class A Brooklyn on Saturday in his first minor league injury rehabilitation assignment in his recovery from a strained right lat.

Montas threw 20 of 37 pitches for strikes in a 10-8 loss at the Philadelphia Phillies’ Jersey Shore BlueClaws. He started with a walk to Bryan Rincon, who stole second and third, then gave up a two-out RBI single to Matt Higgins, who scored on Kehden Hettiger’s triple.

Montas, a 32-year-old right-hander, signed a $34 million, two-year contract with the Mets as a free agent in December. Montas missed most of the 2023 season because of shoulder surgery. He returned last season and went 7-11 with a 4.84 ERA while pitching for Cincinnati and Milwaukee.

He has been sidelined since early in spring training and is on the 60-day injured list.

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