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It may have taken him 16 career starts dating back to his MLB debut on May 4, 2024, but Mets' Christian Scott finally earned his first career win in Saturday's 6-1 victory over the Miami Marlins.
The 26-year-old battled to get back to the majors after missing the entire 2025 season due to Tommy John surgery and is quietly finding his groove on the mound. He allowed one run with eight strikeouts over 5.0 IP against the Marlins and is now 1-0 on the year with a 2.97 ERA and 38 strikeouts over seven starts.
"It's awesome," Scott said after the win. "It look longer than I would have expected and wanted, but it's nice to have that firs tone under my belt. I thought the defensive played great today. I thought [Hayden] Senger called a hell of a game. Offense stepped up with some big swings. It's nice to get that win for sure."
Manager Carlos Mendoza added that he was surprised to learn it was Scott's first win and called it an impressive outing.
"I know, that's crazy. I didn't know until somebody just told me, cause how well he pitched for us in 2024. I didn't realize that, that's on me I guess," Mendoza joked. "He was really good, man, he was really good today. I thought the sweeper was a pretty effective pitch. He got swing and misses. The fastball he attacked. We made some good defensive plays behind him. But overall, it was good to see that first one and hopefully first of many."
He believes that if the Mets are going to flip the script on their 2026 season, Scott's success will be a main reason. Mendoza then went on to highlight how valuable Scott's development and consistency has for New York this season with the amount of injuries to the pitching staff.
"Well he's important, right, especially with some of the injuries that we're dealing," Mendoza said. "But we saw signs of that in 2024, like I'm not surprised by it. But man, if we can get that version, which I'm pretty confident we will, that's another factor for us to turn this thing around right there.
"He's too talented, he's got electric stuff, and he's going to continue to help us."
Mendoza was also asked about Scott's evolution since debuting in 2024, noting how his improved secondary pitches have helped him take his game to the next level.
"I think the secondary pitches, the sweeper," Mendoza said. "When he came up in 2024 he was fastball heavy. A fastball that plays at the top of the zone, an explosive fastball. He still has that, but now you got that sweeper, he's got that split, there's a little bit of a cutter there too. So he can get righties and lefties out. There's a lot of different weapons he can go to now."
And Scott agreed, saying having other pitches he can rely on besides his fastball is a big difference from his 2024 self.
"For sure, I agree with that," Scott said. "Just being able to go out and get pitches when certain pitches aren't on. I felt like I was kind of naked out there at some points in '24. But being able to come out, new year, and be able to get outs with multiple different pitches as been huge for me."
Knowing how challenging it is for a young player to miss a season due to injury, Mendoza discussed the challenges Scott has had to overcome and is thrilled to have him get back to this level.
"Every time you got to miss a year-plus rehab, you feel like you're on an island by yourself down in Florida. Could be a lonely place there at times and frustrating at times as well. You got to give him credit, you got to give all the medicals and the trainers and the people that put a lot of hours and a lot of work behind the scenes to get this guy back on track.
"Like I said, last year, it was hard for him. And the fact that he's now performing, playing, pitching, and helping the baseball team win baseball games, I'm pretty sure he's excited as well."
As Scott will look to earn that second win his next time on the mound, he understands the position he's in and how he can help this team throughout the remainder of the season.
"Means a lot, hopefully doesn't take as long for the second one," Scott said. "Being able to go out there and just go deep in games and give this team a chance to win. The bullpen's been grinding, been working really hard. So being able to go out there and go as long as I can in games will be huge for this team down the stretch. I know that, I'm not oblivious to it, just try to do that on a consistent basis and see what happens."
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The 26-year-old battled to get back to the majors after missing the entire 2025 season due to Tommy John surgery and is quietly finding his groove on the mound. He allowed one run with eight strikeouts over 5.0 IP against the Marlins and is now 1-0 on the year with a 2.97 ERA and 38 strikeouts over seven starts.
"It's awesome," Scott said after the win. "It look longer than I would have expected and wanted, but it's nice to have that firs tone under my belt. I thought the defensive played great today. I thought [Hayden] Senger called a hell of a game. Offense stepped up with some big swings. It's nice to get that win for sure."
Manager Carlos Mendoza added that he was surprised to learn it was Scott's first win and called it an impressive outing.
"I know, that's crazy. I didn't know until somebody just told me, cause how well he pitched for us in 2024. I didn't realize that, that's on me I guess," Mendoza joked. "He was really good, man, he was really good today. I thought the sweeper was a pretty effective pitch. He got swing and misses. The fastball he attacked. We made some good defensive plays behind him. But overall, it was good to see that first one and hopefully first of many."
He believes that if the Mets are going to flip the script on their 2026 season, Scott's success will be a main reason. Mendoza then went on to highlight how valuable Scott's development and consistency has for New York this season with the amount of injuries to the pitching staff.
"Well he's important, right, especially with some of the injuries that we're dealing," Mendoza said. "But we saw signs of that in 2024, like I'm not surprised by it. But man, if we can get that version, which I'm pretty confident we will, that's another factor for us to turn this thing around right there.
"He's too talented, he's got electric stuff, and he's going to continue to help us."
Mendoza was also asked about Scott's evolution since debuting in 2024, noting how his improved secondary pitches have helped him take his game to the next level.
"I think the secondary pitches, the sweeper," Mendoza said. "When he came up in 2024 he was fastball heavy. A fastball that plays at the top of the zone, an explosive fastball. He still has that, but now you got that sweeper, he's got that split, there's a little bit of a cutter there too. So he can get righties and lefties out. There's a lot of different weapons he can go to now."
And Scott agreed, saying having other pitches he can rely on besides his fastball is a big difference from his 2024 self.
"For sure, I agree with that," Scott said. "Just being able to go out and get pitches when certain pitches aren't on. I felt like I was kind of naked out there at some points in '24. But being able to come out, new year, and be able to get outs with multiple different pitches as been huge for me."
Knowing how challenging it is for a young player to miss a season due to injury, Mendoza discussed the challenges Scott has had to overcome and is thrilled to have him get back to this level.
"Every time you got to miss a year-plus rehab, you feel like you're on an island by yourself down in Florida. Could be a lonely place there at times and frustrating at times as well. You got to give him credit, you got to give all the medicals and the trainers and the people that put a lot of hours and a lot of work behind the scenes to get this guy back on track.
"Like I said, last year, it was hard for him. And the fact that he's now performing, playing, pitching, and helping the baseball team win baseball games, I'm pretty sure he's excited as well."
As Scott will look to earn that second win his next time on the mound, he understands the position he's in and how he can help this team throughout the remainder of the season.
"Means a lot, hopefully doesn't take as long for the second one," Scott said. "Being able to go out there and just go deep in games and give this team a chance to win. The bullpen's been grinding, been working really hard. So being able to go out there and go as long as I can in games will be huge for this team down the stretch. I know that, I'm not oblivious to it, just try to do that on a consistent basis and see what happens."
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