Griffin Canning unknowingly grabbed a life preserver before the New York Mets ship went down in 2025. A season-ending injury in his start against the Atlanta Braves on June 26 had him leaving the Mets with a 3.77 ERA in 16 starts. The added irony of the injury is the Braves employed Canning briefly in the 2024-2025 offseason after acquiring him in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels for Jorge Soler. He’d end up non-tendered weeks later.
It was, by all accounts, a successful albeit shortened stint with the Mets. Many fans weren’t thrilled to see the Mets hand a roster spot to a player with a lifetime 4.