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The Mets released Montas (elbow) on Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. The move was a foregone conclusion after Montas was designated for assignment Tuesday. The veteran right-hander will miss the entire 2026 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Montas is still owed $17 million next season, and the Mets will be responsible for picking up that tab.
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The Mets designated Montas (elbow) for assignment Tuesday, Michael Mayer of MetsmerizedOnline.com reports. The club needed to free up a spot on its 40-man roster ahead of Tuesday's Rule 5 protection deadline. Montas posted a 6.28 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances in 2025 and is slated to miss the entire 2026 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He will become a free agent after clearing waivers and the Mets will be responsible for his $17 million salary for next season.
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Montas (elbow) exercised his $17 million player option for 2026 on Tuesday. Montas posted a 6.28 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances in 2025 and will miss the entire 2026 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, making his option decision an easy one.
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Montas will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Tuesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. A full UCL repair had been considered likely, and now it's official. The operation will likely sideline Montas until the 2027 campaign. Montas proved to be a disastrous investment for the Mets, posting a 6.28 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances, and he will now undoubtedly exercise a $17 million player option for 2026.
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Montas will undergo surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right elbow, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Whether Montas requires Tommy John surgery might not be known until he has the operation, but a full UCL reconstruction is considered "very likely," per Heyman, which would knock Montas out until the 2027 season. The 32-year-old holds a $17 million player option for 2026 that he'll undoubtedly exercise.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2025 | NYM | 9 | 7 | 38.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 48 | 6.28 | 1.60 |
| 2024 | CIN-MIL | 30 | 30 | 150.7 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 148 | 66 | 140 | 4.83 | 1.36 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 8/15 | vs  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 3 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| 8/09 | @  |
- | - | - | 3.0 | 3 | 6.92 | 2 | 3 | 1.67 |
| 8/03 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 4.0 | 7 | 7.43 | 2 | 3 | 2.25 |
| 7/28 | @  |
- | - | - | 4.1 | 8 | 5.68 | 2 | 3 | 2.31 |
| 7/22 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 5.2 | 8 | 4.20 | 2 | 6 | 1.76 |
| 7/12 | @  |
1 | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 | 0.80 |
| 7/05 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 5.2 | 5 | 7.20 | 0 | 2 | 0.88 |
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| 3/30 | @  |
7:45 PM | Not Announced Yet |
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1:15 PM | Not Announced Yet |
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