Thomas Szapucki pitching for the Columbia Fireflies in 2017

Szapucki Makes Major League Debut for Mets

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Last night, Thomas Szapucki came on for 3.2 innings of relief work for the New York Mets in a lopsided tilt with the Atlanta Braves. The lefty struck out four of the 20 batters he faced, but tossed 82 pitches, showing that he is stretched out enough to start in a pinch for the Mets. He is the third former-Fireflies player to debut this season, Patrick Mazeika debuted for the Mets May 5 and Tylor Megill made... Full Story