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News cycles haven’t been particularly kind to the Mets of late as the team’s recent on-field struggles and other controversies have put manager Mickey Callaway, as well as the team’s first-year general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, on the hot seat in the second month of the season.
Down on the farm, however, left-hander Anthony Kay, the club’s first-round pick from the 2016 Draft out of the University of Connecticut, continues to be a bright spot for Double-A Binghamton as he surges toward the Major Leagues.
On Monday the Mets’ No. 7 prospect turned in what was perhaps the best start of his young career, firing seven hitless frames to lead the Rumble Ponies over Bowie, 3-0. He faced the minimum in the outing, striking out seven while throwing 58 of his 88 pitches for strikes.
Don't look now, but Kay is working on a no-hitter for @RumblePoniesBB:
Kay, 24, was perfect for the first five innings before he finally allowed a baserunner to reach via a leadoff walk in the sixth inning. He induced a line-drive double play to end the frame, then sandwiched his final strikeout of the game between a pair of groundouts during a clean seventh inning.
While the Rumble Ponies’ no-hit bid fell apart in the next frame, Kay and reliever Matt Blackman still combined to throw a one-hit shutout.
Kay has been one of the Eastern League’s better hurlers this season, ranking among the circuit leaders with a 1.07 ERA (second) and 0.77 WHIP (first) through nine starts. He's posted 52 strikeouts (fourth) against 17 walks in 50 2/3 innings while limiting hitters to a .130 average.
A 6-foot, 218-pound left-hander, Kay underwent Tommy John surgery after he signed with the Mets and didn’t make his professional debut until last season, when he compiled a 4.26 ERA with a 123/41 K/BB in 122 2/3 innings (23 starts) between Class A Advanced St. Lucie and Class A Columbia.