Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. The Mets immediately threw their call-up into the fire in front of a sold-out Citi Field crowd Thursday night. Following Griffin Cannings surprising early exit due to what the Mets believe to be an Achilles tear just 2 / innings into the series finale against the Braves, Austin Warren was called out of the bullpen after being brought up Thursday morning from Triple-A Syracuse in place of Jonathan Pintaro. Despite heavy circumstances, Warren delivered. In 2 / innings, he only allowed one Louie Varland Jersey hit and struck out two batters, earning the win in the Mets in front of 42,646 fans. Adrenaline kicked in right away and took over, Warren said. First off, I just want to pray for Griff. Hopefully he is all right, but Im glad we could get the W for him. Austin Warren pitches during the Mets-Braves game on June 26, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Not only did the righty have the weight of helping split the series with their NL East rivals and earning the Mets their third win in the last 13 games on his shoulders, but Canning is a close friend of Warrens and the two were drafted a year apart by the Angels in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Cannings injury marked the third starting pitcher the Mets have lost to the injury list in two weeks. It was definitely tough [to watch], Warren said. When I saw him go down, I instantly jumped up, got moving around and sure enough, my name was called. Im close with Griff. When I debuted, he was with the Angels in the big leagues and we hung out a few times. Griffs a great guy, and like I said, I hate that happened to him tonight. Explore More It was Warrens first major league win since 2023. The Mets claimed the 29-year-old off waivers from the Giants in January. In the minors, Warren built up to around 40 pitches after being limited to six appearances in 2024 due to recovery from Tommy John surgery in May 2023. CHECK OUT THE AND Warren posted a 3.94 ERA at Triple-A Syracuse and tallied 35 strikeouts acro s 19 games. In 40 big league appearances after Thursday, he has a 2.94 ERA. He was able to give the Mets 32 pitches, including 22 strikes. Austin Warren throws a pitch during the fourth inning on Thursday night. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post He [Carlos Mendoza] told me every time I came in to just keep filling it up, Warren said. I know they needed a couple of innings out of me and obviously pitch count is a big thing. Im just glad I filled it up. Defense had some plays behind me, had a few punchouts, and yeah, it worked out. Frank Viola Jersey
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