Christmas came with costumes this week, and the New York Mets leaned into the season. Clay Holmes played Santa, while Nolan McLean, Brandon Sproat, and Jonah Tong dressed as elves at a team holiday event. Three of the New York Mets’ top pitching prospects in elf hats at the same time, a fun visual that doubled as a reminder of just how much young pitching this organization has stockpiled.
Those elves are not the only pitchers in the system who fit the theme. Another former top prospect belongs in that group as well. The last time fans saw this elf, he was starting games.