The Mets shuffled their pitching staff and cleared a roster spot on Tuesday, recalling Robert Stock and Bryce Conley while designating Kevin Herget and MJ Melendez for assignment. Jonathan Pintaro was also optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse.
Stock gets the call ahead of his start today for the Mets. The 36-year-old right-hander last appeared in the majors with the Red Sox last season and also logged two outings for New York in 2021.
He has pitched for four big league organizations, spent time in the KBO, and has spent years grinding through the minors. When the Mets signed him this past offseason, Stock put his own journey into words on Twitter:
“I’m 36 years old and have had extremely limited MLB success. And yet MLB teams continue to give me chances.
Why? Because I continually find new ways to improve.
Newest trick for 2026 - the knucklecurve.”
Conley, 31, is the other fresh arm in the mix, and he’s still waiting on his first major league appearance. Drafted by the Athletics out of Georgia State in 2017, he’s been in pro ball ever since. With Stock and Conley both arriving on the same day, the Mets ended up with one of the more unusual and older pairs of recalled pitchers in recent memory.
Herget’s stint could be brief after he tossed a scoreless inning in yesterday’s game to open his 2026 season. He’s not new to the Mets, either, and now the club will wait to see whether he gets through waivers.
Pintaro had seven appearances for the Mets across the 2025 and 2026 seasons, including a two-inning, no-hit outing yesterday against the Marlins before being sent down.
Melendez, meanwhile, had served as a useful depth addition in the spring and got early playing time before A.J. Ewing took over the everyday job. In 144 plate appearances, he hit .192/.315/.350 with 10 extra-base hits.
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