MIAMI -- As they approach two consecutive all-hands-on-deck games in an effort to save their season, the Mets are turning to a rookie with no Major League experience at all.
The team intends to call up No. 20 prospect Dylan Ross , a right-handed reliever who has been clocked as high as 102 mph this season, according to a person with knowledge of the plan. Ross, the Mets’ 13th-round Draft pick in 2022, struck out 80 batters over 54 innings, rising from High-A Brooklyn all the way to Triple-A Syracuse, where he ended his Minor League campaign with 11 consecutive scoreless outings.
Ross had been among a group of pitchers the Mets were keeping in shape at their Spring Training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., just a two-hour drive from Miami.
The Athletic first reported news of Ross’ ca