Justin Hagenman gives Mets what they were asking for in MLB debut

Justin Hagenman walked to nan mound successful Wednesday’s 2nd inning and began throwing his warmup pitches.

And past it deed him.

He was a large leaguer.

“I was like, ‘All right, this is real,’ ” nan Mets right-hander said after his team’s 4-3 nonaccomplishment to nan Twins successful 10 innings astatine Target Field. “And past you measurement connected nan mound for nan first pitch, and present we go.”

After 7 insignificant convention seasons, nan 27-year-old Hagenman — whom nan Mets signed to a awesome convention statement successful nan offseason — sewage his opportunity, and he didn’t disappoint.

Selected from Triple-A Syracuse arsenic nan sixth “starter” pinch Griffin Canning sick, Hagenman sounded 3 ¹/₃ innings down opener Huascar Brazobán and allowed 1 earned tally connected 3 hits pinch 4 strikeouts.

“He gave america what we were asking,” head Carlos Mendoza said.

Reliever Justin Hagenman delivers a transportation during nan 2nd inning of nan Mets’ 4-3 nonaccomplishment to nan Twins connected April 16, 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

It was apt conscionable a cameo for Hagenman, who will apt return to Syracuse connected Thursday erstwhile nan Mets scheme to spot Jose Siri connected nan injured database pinch a fractured near tibia.

That transaction will let nan squad to callback reliever Max Kranick arsenic nan corresponding roster move without waiting 15 days.

Kranick was optioned to Syracuse to create roster abstraction for Hagenman.

Once Hagenman is optioned, nan Mets tin prime a subordinate from Syracuse (possibly José Azócar) to springiness nan squad further outfield depth.

Canning is scheduled to transportation Thursday’s bid opener against nan Cardinals astatine Citi Field, pinch David Peterson, Kodai Senga and Clay Holmes aligned for nan ensuing 3 games.

The insertion of nan sixth starter is providing other remainder for Senga successful peculiar successful this agelong of 13 consecutive days pinch a game.

Justin Hagenman made his MLB debut for nan Mets. Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

Hagenman understands nan roster business but besides expects further opportunities successful nan awesome leagues.

“This is wherever you want to be, truthful nary matter what happens, it’s: How tin we get backmost here?” Hagenman said. “How tin we enactment present for arsenic agelong arsenic we tin and transportation arsenic galore games present pinch these guys arsenic we perchance can?

“That’s nan champion emotion successful nan world being retired there, truthful it’s immoderate we tin do and now that I recognize it’s each that it was and better.”