Mets to Promote Sidearming Flamethrower Untouched in Triple-A

Mets to promote sidearming flamethrower untouched in Triple-A

Reliever Alex Carrillo is set to be promoted from Syracuse by the Mets after not allowing a hit or run in a brief stint with the team’s Triple-A affiliate. MLB Network reported Carrillo would be activated by the Mets on Tuesday. Carrillo tops 100 mph with his fastball and mixes in a sinker and changeup, resulting in 40 strikeouts in 25 total innings across multiple levels of the minor leagues in 2025. At Triple-A, the right-hander had 10 strikeo…

Flamethrowing Rookie Called Up From Minors

The New York Mets are shaking things up as they head into their series in Baltimore, and they’re doing it with a fresh face. The team is calling up right-handed pitcher Alex Carrillo, a name that might not ring any bells for many Mets fans yet. But Carrillo’s journey is one that adds an intriguing background to his arrival. Signed out of Venezuela last winter after honing his skills in independent ball for the last four years, Carrillo is ready …

Mets To Select Alex Carrillo

The Mets are selecting the contract of hard-throwing righty Alex Carrillo, as first reported by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. He’s not on the 40-man roster, so they’ll need to make multiple transactions to facilitate the 28-year-old’s first call to the majors. Carrillo’s journey to the majors is fairly remarkable. The California native went undrafted out of Alabama’s Faulkner University in 2019 and briefly signed with the Rangers that summer. He pi…

Mets calling up flamethrowing reliever Alex Carrillo

The Mets are adding an intriguing arm to their bullpen ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Orioles in Baltimore, promoting flamethrowing right-hander Alex Carrillo.

Mets call up rookie flamethrower to help out in the bullpen

Jasen Vinlove-Imagn ImagesJasen Vinlove-Imagn Images The New York Mets’ bullpen isn’t just battered—it’s on life support, stitched together with hope, duct tape, and late-season grit. With seven relievers on the injured list—Max Kranick, Dedniel Nunez, Jose Butto, Danny Young, Brooks Raley, A.J. Minter, and Drew Smith—the Mets have had no choice but to get creative. That creativity now brings 28-year-old rookie Alex Carrillo into the spotlight, …