Mets' Frankie Montas shows improvement in second rehab start with High-A Brooklyn

After a tough first rehab start with High-A Brooklyn, Mets right-hander Frankie Montas showed improvement in his second on Thursday night.

Montas pitched three innings (49 pitches/28 strikes), allowing two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out three. The 32-year-old was jumped for those two runs by Aberdeen in the first inning when he walked the leadoff man and allowed a double to put runners on second and third with no outs. Montas would settle in and get the next three batters out, but a groundout and sac fly allowed two runners to score.

From there, Montas would scatter runners over his final two innings.

It was an encouraging sight as Montas couldn’t get out of the second inning in his first rehab start this past Saturday. In that start, he pitched just 1.1 innings while allowing two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one. Montas was on a 30-35 pitch count (he threw 37), but the Mets were confident enough to let him get close to 50 pitches.

Manager Carlos Mendoza will likely give an update on Montas’ status and potential next steps before the series opener with the Rockies on Friday.

While the Mets rotation has excelled in 2025 so far, the addition of Montas could give Mendoza an option to go with a six-man rotation. After signing with the Mets this offseason, Montas began the season on the IL with a lat injury during spring training.