Nick Morabito got his first taste of the majors in 2026, but the Mets outfielder didn’t get much time to leave a mark.
A second-round pick by New York in the 2022 Major League Draft out of Gonzaga College High School in Washington D.C., Morabito spent the next few seasons moving steadily through the system. He played well enough along the way to stay on the radar, though he generally sat near the bottom of the Mets’ top-10 prospect lists.
The Mets protected him from the Rule 5 Draft by adding him to the 40-man roster after the 2025 season, and injuries in the big-league outfield opened the door in May of 2026. Morabito was called up and made his debut on May 19 against the Washington Nationals in the city where he grew up. That first stay lasted only a week before he was sent back down.
His second shot came at the start of September, and this time he stayed with the club through the end of the season. He picked up his first major league hit against the Rays, going 2-for-2 with three runs batted in. During that month-long stretch, he split time between starting and serving as a defensive replacement.
Across 19 games between the two stints, Morabito hit .195/.283/.244 with eight hits, four RBI and three walks. He struck out 16 times, doubled twice and did not homer.
On the bases, he stole one bag and was caught twice. With such a small sample spread over two separate callups, there’s not much to draw from the bat alone.
What does stand out is the speed he showed in the minors. Morabito swiped 172 bases over 414 minor league games, including 59 across two levels in 2024, 49 with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in 2025, and 42 in 114 games in Syracuse in 2026. If that skill carries over and he can reach base more often, he could become a real weapon.
His defense also made a case for a future role. In just 19 major league games, Morabito was worth 3 OAA in the outfield.
That kind of glove can stick on a roster, especially when paired with speed. If he can keep producing defensively and bring that running game with him, he looks like the kind of fourth outfielder and pinch runner who can help a bench.
For now, 2026 was mostly a debut season without much impact. But the ingredients are there.
The Mets’ outfield picture already looks set with Juan Soto, Carson Benge, and A.J. Ewing, yet a low-cost outfielder who can defend and run is always useful.
Morabito may already be that player.
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