According to MLB.com, the New York Mets are signing Jon Duplantier, a former MLB Pipeline Pitcher of the Year, to a minor-league contract. Although the deal has not been formally announced by the Mets, Duplantier has received an invitation to their minor-league camp. Currently, he is still listed as part of the Philadelphia Phillies’ organization on his MiLB.com page, indicating that the Mets’ agreement is recent. The Phillies released Duplantier last season after he pitched just three games with their High-A team in Jersey Shore, where he struggled with a 0-1 record and an 8.38 ERA, leading to his release in June.
Duplantier was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2016 draft from Rice University. He garnered attention in 2017 with an impressive performance in the lower levels of the Diamondbacks’ system, boasting a 12-3 record and a 1.39 ERA across 25 games with Kane County and Visalia.
His standout season earned him recognition, including an appearance in the All-Star Futures game and being named MLB Pipeline’s Pitcher of the Year. He made his Major League debut with Arizona in 2019, pitching in 15 games and finishing with a 1-1 record and a 4.42 ERA, showcasing solid strikeout numbers but also struggles with control.
Following the shutdown of minor-league baseball in 2020, Duplantier received a brief call-up with the Diamondbacks in 2021. However, he struggled with a high ERA of 13.15 in limited innings before being demoted. His season was cut short due to a lat injury that landed him on the injured list.
Subsequently, Arizona released him via outright waivers, but later re-signed him before he elected free agency. Duplantier then had stints with the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City after being drafted by the Dodgers in the Rule 5 Draft. He ultimately became a free agent again after the season and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies before his recent move to the Mets.
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