New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway announced that Steven Matz would be moving to the bullpen ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Yankees. However, Callaway also stated that he expects Matz to be back in the starting rotation following the MLB All-Star break.
Matz made his debut as a reliever in Wednesday night’s game against the Yankees. He came in with two runners on in the bottom of the seventh inning and was able to get Didi Gregorius to groundout to get out of trouble.
It seems as though the Mets don’t have much confidence in putting Matz back in the rotation after the Midsummer Classic.