3 NY Mets players who will be first-time All-Stars if their current pace continues

The season shifted to May as of last Thursday, which means more than a month of the season is already done, and the New York Mets have many players who are performing well to the point where they could have a chance to head to the All-Star Game. Lots of batting averages and pitching performances have been stellar, to say the least. However, certain players have never been in this particular situation before, and so far, their statistics and performances prove that they deserve a shot at playing in the mid-summer classic for the first time.

1) Tylor Megill

Although he's had a rough go of it at times throughout his big league career, Tylor Megill has pitched phenomenally for the Mets this season. As much as he struggled a lot to go deep in games, it's been a bit of a different story in 2025. He began his 2025 success in March by becoming the No. 2 starting pitcher in the rotation behind Clay Holmes.

Megill has started seven games so far this season. The only start where he went less than five innings was on April 9 against the Miami Marlins, in which the Mets got shutout 5-0. He went four innings, yet he struck out seven batters and didn’t allow an earned run. In his other starts, he pitched at least five innings, including a start when he went six and a third innings against the Washington Nationals on April 27, which is his longest outing so far this year. 

Megill’s strikeout numbers have increased compared to recent years. He already has 45 total strikeouts, which is close to his 2022 strikeout total of 51. Plus, at the moment, he has a 2.50 ERA, which puts him tied-14th in that category.

Because Megill has been giving the Mets consistent length and reliability in their rotation, it’s clear that Megill has made some improvements and adjustments to step up his game and earn his way toward a spot on the All-Star roster. He has never made an appearance in the All-Star Game in his five-year big league career with the Mets. However, that could easily change depending on future performances on the mound before mid-July.

2) Griffin Canning

Griffin Canning is another Mets pitcher who has done an outstanding job in the starting rotation. The Mets signed him this offseason to add to their starting pitching depth which, at the time, consisted of Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea. They’ve since been on the injured list, making Canning a proper fit in the middle of the rotation and so far, so good that he could have a chance to make the All-Star Game for the first time, as well as potentially stay in the rotation even when Montas and Manaea return.  

Canning, just like Megill, has put up a 2.50 ERA in seven starts, and he has been a good innings eater this season and throughout his career. He has gone five-plus innings in all starts except the one against the Athletics. One of the things he has done well is limiting the amount of earned runs. That start against the A’s was when he allowed four runs, the most he has allowed this season. Also, what he has done tremendously well is limit the big hits, including home runs. The home run he allowed in his last start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 5 was just the third one against him in 36 innings pitched.

The Mets have won five of the seven games Canning has started so far. They have a good problem on their hands if he continues to pitch well for the foreseeable future and when reinforcements come their way. The length he provides them and his ability to limit the big hits could easily get him to his first All-Star Game.

3) Luisangel Acuña

The one position player who has a chance to head to the All-Star Game for the first time is Luisangel Acuña. As one of the Mets top prospects in their farm system and the April 2025 National League Rookie of the Month, he has done well so far as the team’s second baseman on both offense and defense, especially before the injury to Jeff McNeil. 

Offensively, Acuña has 25 hits in his first 31 games of this season. Despite him only having three RBIs, he has been able to reach base consistently and provide the Mets quality offense at the plate. His batting average as of now is at .298, which is the second best of all the other Mets hitters, as Pete Alonso currently leads the team in that category at .349. Essentially, he his picking up where he left off at the end of last season, in which he hit .308 and put up a .966 OPS. 

On the defensive side of the diamond, Acuña has flashed the leather consistently in the infield. For example, his most recent defensive highlight came against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 4, where he was playing third base and ran up to a ground ball, threw to first base, and got the third out of the inning.

Acuña can make a difference for the Mets in terms of hitters getting on base and making plays on the field. For a guy his age, he could be a very young player on the All-Star roster with great talent if he keeps it up.