Mets bring back injured flamethrower who might miss 2025 season

PORT ST.LUCIE — The Mets are reuniting with a flamethrower from their past with an eye toward next season.Drew Smith, who is expected to miss most (if not all) of this season rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, has reached agreement with the team on a one-year contract that contains a club option for 2026, an industry source confirmed.Smith’s deal will pay him $1 million for this season.

If the Mets pick up his option the contract will be worth an additional $2 million.The longest-tenured Mets pitcher — he arrived in the 2017 trade that sent Lucas Duda to the Rays — the 31-year-old Smith pitched to a 3.06 ERA in 19 appearances for the team last season before he was shut down with elbow discomfort.Smith underwent Tommy John surgery with an internal brace on July 13.

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Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! “He is a guy that when healthy takes the ball,” manager Carlos Mendoza said.“It was sad that he went down the way he went down, but he means a lot to the guys in that locker room.”Smith also missed the 2019 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.MLB.com first reported Smith’s new agreement with the Mets....