The Mets have optioned right-handed relief pitcher John Curtiss to Triple-A Syracuse and called up left-handed starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi, who will start tonight in San Francisco.
Signed to a two-year deal early last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, the 30-year-old Curtiss made the Opening Day bullpen without issue. Since then, he’s thrown 10.1 innings out of the Mets’ bullpen over the course of nine appearances, and he has a 4.35 ERA and a 4.69 FIP.
Lucchesi, who is now 29, will be making his first major league appearance since early in the 2021 season with the Mets.