The Mets are the love interest Anthony Kay just can’t shake.
“This is our third try now — I feel like we’re in a bad relationship,” the lefty pitcher joked Sunday upon his recall from Triple-A Syracuse. “Hopefully this one ends a little bit better than the first two tries.”After excelling for UConn, the Long Island native was selected again by the Mets in the first round of the 2016 draft.Now it’s on to his third relationship with the Mets.
“That was probably the last team I was expecting that to happen,” Kay said. “Especially so late into the season I would have thought I was going to go unclaimed and I would just go home, but here we are and I am enjoying every second of it.”He had spent the previous three seasons bouncing between the Blue Jays and the minor leagues.
Kay, who underwent Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for all of 2017, had reached Triple-A Syracuse with the Mets before his trade to the Blue Jays.The Mets have been on the lookout for most of this season for left-handed relief options to complement Brooks Raley and were willing to give Kay an opportunity.Kay’s new Mets experience is different from the one he left in 2019.Specifically, Kay said the organization’s strides in food and nutrition and strength coaching have been noticeable.
“I can already see the insane improvements they have made over the last four years and I have only been here for a week,” Kay said. “I am very excited to see what they have up here and see what they can do for me.”From a pitching perspective, Kay said he has changed his approach, going from utilizing a curveball to now deploying a cutter and sweeper.During his stint with the Cubs, he played with Stroman, for whom Kay was dealt at the trade deadline in 2019.
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