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Mets Cut Ties With Frankie Montas After Injury-Ravaged First Season

The Mets declined to keep Montas despite his opting into a $17 million salary for 2026, ending a two-year, $34 million gamble gone wrong. The right-hander logged a 6.28 ERA over nine games after a lat strain, then needed Tommy John surgery that will sideline him all of 2026, leaving the 2021 Cy Young contender’s future in doubt.