NEW YORK -- The Mets are calling up right-hander Brandon Sproat to start Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds , a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday, marking the third time in less than a month that the club will promote one of its top pitching prospects to bolster a scuffling starting rotation.

Sproat, 24, was widely regarded as the Mets' top pitching prospect entering the season but fell behind Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong on the organizational depth chart as his two peers made rapid ascensions from Double-A to the majors in recent weeks.

McLean has won each of his first four starts , pitching to a 1.37 ERA. Tong gave up one earned over five innings in his debut last Friday and is scheduled to pitch again Saturday

Sproat's 2025 season has been a tale of two chapters: The 20

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