Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Nate Lavender

Nate Lavender is back with the Mets!

Lavender had back-to-back dominant seasons in the minor leagues for the Mets in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, Lavender had a 1.70 ERA, 1.217 WHIP with a 12.7 K/9 over 47 2/3 innings between St. Lucie and Brooklyn. In 2023, he had a 2.98 ERA, 1.196 WHIP with a 14.2 K/9 over 54 1/3 innings between Binghamton and Syracuse.

Nate Lavender Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Lavender’s strong 2023 across Double-A and Triple-A finally landed him on MLB.com...