Those are all reasons Megill leapfrogged Blackburn on the depth chart. Last July, the Mets acquired Blackburn from the Athletics to try to bolster the rotation, bumping Megill to the minors. At the end of camp, Megill has come out on top.

PORT ST. LUCIE — Tylor Megill has been here before, last year, the before that and the year before that too. The pattern was the same, with the right-hander with good stuff making the team out of camp and starting off hot, before ultimately being demoted to the Triple-A. In 2025, he’s working hard to break that pattern.

Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that New York Mets pitcher Tylor Megill will begin the season in the team's rotation. Per DiComo, he'll get the nod for the Mets' second game with the Houston Astros.