Mets RHP Buddy Carlyle was invited back to the Mets on a minor league contract this past winter after posting a 1.45 ERA in 27 relief appearances for New York in 2014.
He made the team out of camp thanks to the team wishing to carry eight relief pitchers on Opening Day. He recorded his first big league save at age 37 on Opening Day when Jenrry Mejia became sidelined with a sore right elbow.
So far this season, Carlyle has struggled in nine appearances, allowing five earned runs in seven innings, although three of those runs came on April 30 against the Nationals in 1 1/3 innings.
Recently, former WFUV reporter and friend of SNY/MetsBlog Steve Simineri sat down with Carlyle about his journey through the big leagues as a prototypical journeyman.
The two discussed his constant flux on and off of big league rosters, bouncing around between organizations, and more.
“You just never know. If I didn’t truly believe I could pitch in the big leagues I would of retired,” Carlyle recently told Simineri. “Paul brought me in last year, I just had a relationship with him in the past and the Mets have treated me very well.”
To read more about Carlyle, including his daily battle with diabetes, check out Simineri’s story for Double G Sports.
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