After spending the vast majority of both the 2017 season—in which he performed adequately—and the 2018 season—in which he struggled—in the major league bullpen for the Mets, Paul Sewald spent the bulk of 2019 on the Triple-A side of the shuttle, finally coming back up to the big club for good in late August, where his star rose and fell in quick succession.
The 2019 Mets made some notable, ill-fated additions to the bullpen, rendering Sewald a depth piece assigned to Triple-A to start the season. He was summoned to the majors for two separate stints in April and May, making only four appearances in which he surrendered three runs over seven innings in mostly mop-up work.