When right-hander Griffin Canning made the New York Mets’ Opening Day roster out of spring coaching, nobody had significantly excessive expectations.
Canning, who just lately turned 29, was a mediocre beginning pitcher (at greatest) in 5 seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, the crew that drafted and developed him. In these 5 seasons, Canning turned in a subpar 4.59 ERA.
The veteran right-hander was first traded to the Atlanta Braves final offseason in trade for proper fielder (and 2021 World Sequence hero) Jorge Soler. However the Braves non-tendered him quickly after, which led him to signal with the Mets.
And to date, Canning has change into a revelation for New York.
His newest outing, a five-plus inning begin in his first Subway Sequence at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, resulted in simply two earned runs allowed and 4 strikeouts in opposition to one stroll because the Mets defeated the Yankees, 3-2.
