Bryce Montes de Oca #73

Bryce Montes de Oca graduated from Lawrence High School (KS) before attending the University of Missouri, where he was the number one high school recruit in the State of Kansas....Was named SEC Pitcher of the Week after throwing  the first 7.0 innings of Missouri's combined no-hitter vs. UMBC on March 2, 2018...Struck out a career-high 12 batters According to MLB Pipeline, enters the season as the No. 22 prospect in the Mets organization... Was the valedictorian of his high school in 2014....Enjoys cooking...Makes his own red sauce at home. ...Played football and basketball in high school in addition to baseball...Often had to bring his birth certificate to games because opponents questioned his age due to his size....Missed over 1,100 days due to injury, Covid-19 before making his professional debut in 2021 with Brooklyn (A)...After making the major leagues, his fiancée, Tory, made the trip to New York for his big league debut....Enjoys Christopher Nolan movies, especially Inception and Interstellar.

2022

Made his major league debut on September 3 vs. Washington...Worked 0.2 scoreless inning with one hit, one walk and one strikeout... Struck out three batters in 1.0 inning on September 10 at Miami

MINOR LEAGUE REVIEW: Went a combined 3-3 with a 3.33 ERA for Binghamton (AA) and Syracuse (AAA)...Finished second among Mets minor leaguers in games (44) and saves (11).