3 former NY Mets players who had a great spring after a terrible 2024 season

For many players, spring training can be their last shot at making a major league roster or even remain in professional baseball at all. This is particularly true for veterans, non-roster invitees and players on minor league contracts. By the time teams are finalizing their opening day lineups, these borderline players can find themselves on the bubble, hoping to latch on to the last open spot on the team. Players who don’t secure this spot might find themselves getting sent down to the minors or released. They can try to move on and find a job with another organization or maybe even choose to retire. Any way you look at it, this could be the end of the road.

In spring training, however, hope springs eternal. Every team is tied for first place. Every player believes that if just a few things can go their way, they could be the next comeback player of the year. These former NY Mets are all coming off bad seasons in 2024 but may have found a little lightning in a bottle in spring training and maybe, just maybe, this could be their year to turn it around.

A few of these players were fan favorites at one time. Others might take a little time to jog your memories about their time with the Mets. Their paths came through New York and brought them to where they are today, hoping for that one more shot at a trip to the nig show.

1) Brandon Drury

Brandon Drury has been a part of seven different organizations during his ten-year career. He spent the 2021 season with the NY Mets as a utility player, subbing at one time or another at almost every position. He even pitched an inning in a blowout game. Drury hit ,274 for the Mets with 4 home runs in his only 88 at-bats.

Last year for the Angels, Drury’s career hit rock bottom as he hit only .169. He was a non-roster invitee to the White Sox spring training with a chance to win a job.  If this might be his one last chance, he was going to give it all he had. Fate shined on Brandon Dury, until it didn’t. He proceeded to have a marvelous spring, hitting .410 with 3 home runs and had his position on the roster all but locked up.  

Drury fractured his thumb in a defensive drill collision. The injury is expected to keep him sidelined until mid-May. Since he was only in camp on a minor league contract, he was released by the White Sox and became a free agent. Drury will now have to seek his opportunities with other organizations. And just like that, his comeback was over before it even began.