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When right-hander Griffin Canning made the New York Mets’ Opening Day roster out of spring training, no one had particularly high expectations.
Canning, who recently turned 29, was a mediocre starting pitcher (at best) in five seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, the team that drafted and developed him. In those five seasons, Canning turned in a subpar 4.59 ERA.
The veteran right-hander was first traded to the Atlanta Braves last offseason in exchange for right fielder (and 2021 World Series hero) Jorge Soler. But the Braves non-tendered him soon after, which led him to sign with the Mets.
And so far, Canning has become a revelation for New York.
His latest outing, a five-plus inning start in his first Subway Series at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, resulted in just two earned runs allowed and four strikeouts against one walk as the Mets defeated the Yankees, 3-2.
