Mets Roster Central: Blister in the Sun

[Edgy MD]

If a guy makes his only appearance after midnight in a West Coast game, pitching a pair of mop-up innings as the team sleepwalked to their sixth straight loss ... was he actually a Met?

This is the question the legion of Joey Gerber fans is confronting as the Dodger series continues to unfold.

Transactions, 4/14/2026

GOING		COMING
Cleared Waivers and Released	Placed on 15-Day Injured List with Right Finger Blister	Promoted from Syracuse
Relief Pitchers
Luis Garcia	Joey Gerber	Austin Warren
R/R DoB: 1987-01-30 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 High Level: MLB (2025)

Info has been sketchy about the Luis Garcia release, but it is terribly likely that there are two bits of information missing in between Cleared Waivers and Released — namely, Assigned to Syracuse and Refused Assignment. Luis and his shrubby, shrubby beard have 14 years of big league time, and likely has no desire to go down to Syracuse at 39, and so would rather go home and wait for a call from a big-league team that hasn't lost six in a row.

If you missed Joey Gerber's high-leg-kicking Juan Marichal imitation of a Mets debut last night, you missed a minor treat (at the tail end of a really flat-tasting/low-cal meal of a game). Early speculation about his unexpected Injured List assignment recalled Billy Eppler's embarrassing disciplining for abuse of the Injured List. 

In favor of that notion is the head-scratching notion that anybody would need 15 days to recover from blisters.

Going up against that notion is that the Mets, despite their losing streak, don't exactly have a burned-out pen right now.

Stepping in for Blister Boy is Austin Warren, who looked very impressive in pulling in 9 1/3 innings on the 2025 reliever carousel. Hopefully, he finds more opportunities than that in 2026.

Your Mets Coaching Staff

Manager	Bench Coach	Pitching Coach	Hitting Coordinator	Third Base Coach	First Base Coach	Bullpen Coach	Ass't Pitching Coach
Carlos Mendoza	Kai Correa	Justin Willard	Jeff Albert	Tim Leiper	Gilbert Gomez	José Rosado	Dan McKinney
DoB: 1979-11-27	DoB: 1989-07-14	DoB: 1990-09-09	DoB: 1992-08-16	DoB: 1996-07-19	DoB: 1992-03-08	DoB: 1974-11-09	DoB: 1989-06-06
Hitting Coach	Strategy Coach	Catching Coach	Coaching Assistant	Bat'g Practice Pitcher	Equipment Manager	Bullpen Catchers	Bullpen Catchers
Troy Snitker	Danny Barnes	J.P. Arencibia	Rafael Fernandez	Kevin Mahoney	Kevin Kierst	Eric Langill	Dave Racaniello
DoB: 1988-12-05	DoB: 1989-10021	DoB: 1986-01-05	DoB: 1988-08-03	DoB: 1987-05-11	DoB: 1964-07-09	DoB: 1979-04-09	DoB: 1978-06-03

Your Mets Training Staff

Director of Player Health	Head Athletic Trainer	Assistant Athletic Trainer	Reconditioning Coordinator	Reconditioning Therapist	Head Performance Coach	Assistant Performance Coach	Performance Coordinator
Brian Chicklo	Joseph Golia	Bryan Baca	Sean Bardanett	Josh Bickel	Dustin Clarke	Tanner Miracle	Jeremy Chiang
DoB: 1972-07-17	DoB: 1978-??-??	DoB: Circa 1980	DoB: 1988-06-23	DoB: 1996-??-??	DoB: 1987-??-??	DoB: 1991-??-??	DoB: ????-??-??

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers
	Clay Holmes	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson	Kodai Senga
	R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	L/L DoB: 1995-09-03	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30
Relief Pitchers
Huascar Brazobán	Craig Kimbrel	Sean Manaea	Tobias Myers	Brooks Raley	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	R/R DoB: 32291	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	R/R DoB: 1998-08-05	L/L DoB: 1988-06-29	R/R DoB: 1996-02-05	R/R DoB: 1993-08-21
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Devin Williams	Francisco Alvarez	Luís Torrens	Brett Baty	Bo Bichette	Francisco Lindor	Jorge Polanco
R/R DoB: 1994-09-21	R/R DoB: 2001-11-01	R/R DoB: 1996-05-02	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13	R/R DoB: 1998-03-05	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 1999-11-13
Infielders		Infielders
Marcus Semien	Mark Vientos	Carson Benge	Tommy Pham	Luis Robert, Jr.	Tyrone Taylor	Jared Young
R/R DoB: 1990-09-17	R/R DoB: 1993-12-11	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20	R/R DoB: 32210	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03	R/R DoB: 34356	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers			Relief Pitchers
Tylor Megill	Christian Scott	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo	Reed Garrett	Joey Gerber	Justin Hagenman
R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19	R/R DoB: 1997-06-06	R/R DoB: 1993-01-02	R/R DoB: 1997-05-03	R/R DoB: 1996-10-07
On 60-Day Injured List with torn right UCL.	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery.	On 15-Day Injured List with blistered right finger.	On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib.
Relief Pitchers				Catchers	Infielders	Outfielders
A.J. Minter	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Hayden Senger	Ronny Mauricio	MJ Melendez
L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	R/R DoB: 1996-06-05	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	R/R DoB: 2000-09-01	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29
With St. Lucie on Rehab Assignment	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery.	With Syracuse	With Syracuse, on Seven-Day IL	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	With Syracuse
Outfielders
Nick Morabito	Juan Soto
R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	L/L DoB: 1998-10-25
With Syracuse	On 15-Day Injured List with strained right calf

Deslgnated for Assignment

Relief Pitchers

Richard Lovelady

L/L DoB: 1995-07-07

Designated for Assignment, 2026-04-11

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