McLean joined the squad with a scintillating minor-league season under his belt. He's 8-5 with a 2.45 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 113 2/3 innings for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Triple-A Syracuse Mets. This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mets' Nolan McLean Goes Behind-the-Back to Start Crafty Double Play vs. Mariners.

Nolan McLean's major-league debut on Saturday gave the Mets some positive energy, which the club carried over into Sunday night.

Nolan McLean provided the struggling Mets a much-needed lift on Saturday as New York beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1.

Under the lights at Bowman Field, the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners faced off in the 2025 edition of the MLB Little League Classic in front of every Little League World Series regional champion and fans from the county.

The Mets’ strength is a deep and talented bullpen, but opportunities to fully utilize that weapon have been scant since it became fully stocked at the trade deadline.

Because of shaky starting pitching, the Mets are 1-3 since the trade deadline and have lost six of their past seven.