Mets trainers promptly visited Minter on the mound, and after a brief moment, the veteran reliever was headed back into the dugout, his head hanging as he left.

The former Yankees slugger and major league home run leader wore a sleeveless jersey that he nearly busted out of during Saturday night’s minor-league game with the Syracuse Mets.

The Mets will play the remainder of the 2025 season with left-handed reliever A.J. Minter, who's frustrated by a season-ending lat muscle injury suffered in late April.