Matt Allan, once the New York Mets’ top pitching prospect and a top-100 prospect in the sport, made his first game appearance ...

New York thought highly of Allan and invited him to major league spring training ... every time he takes the ball right now we’re just happy,” president of baseball operations David Stearns ...

Matt Allan walked onto a mound Sunday to throw a pitch in a game for the first time in 2,046 days, a six-year gap caused by a pandemic and three major surgeries. “It was unreal, honestly.