NEW YORK -- Nolan McLean finished a bullpen session on Wednesday in Syracuse when he got a message from pitching coach A.J. Sager, saying he was joining the New York Mets.
Two days later, he was in New York preparing to make his major league debut on Saturday and hoping to help a struggling rotation during a playoff race.
"I think it was a surprise," McLean said before the Mets opened a three-game series against Seattle on Friday. "I was trying to do my best to stay in the moment and be with Syracuse as much as I could.