José Buttó #70

José Butto signed with the Mets as an 18-year-old in Venezuela...Is married to his wife Emely...Together they have a son, Allan... Enjoys spending time with his family, taking Allan to the zoo and playing video games... Is a soccer fan and supports FC Barcelona and PSG... His favorite foods are pasta carbonara and churrasco.

2023

Pitched to a 1-3 record with a 3.16 ERA (13 ER/37.0 IP) in seven appearances as a starter, while recording a 7.20 ERA (4 ER/5.0 IP) in two relief appearances...Held all opponents to a .212 average...Had a 3.29 ERA (10 ER/27.1 IP) in his final five starts of the year...Allowed two or fewer runs in four of those starts, three of which were quality starts...In a three-start stretch from Sept. 6-18, pitched to a 2.08 ERA (4ER/17.1 IP) with a 0.98 WHIP and held batters to a .194 (12- 62) average...Made his season debut on April 16 in Oakland, in which he allowed one earned run on five hits and four walks in a 5.0-inning start...Tossed a career-high 6.1 innings on Sept. 6 at Washington, during which he allowed two earned runs on six hits, one walk and six strikeouts...Earned his first career win on Sept. 12 vs. Arizona, during which he fanned a career-high seven batters.

2022

Entered the season ranked as the No. 15 Mets prospect per MLB Pipeline. ..Made his major league debut on Aug.21 at Philadelphia...Allowed seven runs on nine hits (two home runs) and two walks with five strikeouts in 4.0 innings. ..Struck out Bryson Stott in the opening frame of his MLB debut for his first big league strikeout.

2021

Tied for second among all Mets' farmhands with 110 strikeouts across 20 starts between Brooklyn (A+) and Binghamton (AA)...Registered a 9.3 K/9 with the Cyclones before notching a 11.2 K/9 following his midseason promotion to Double-A...Tossed 6.0 scoreless innings with two hits, one walk and eight strikeouts on August 14 vs. Hartford while with the Rumble Ponies, en route to being named Double-A Northeast Pitcher of the Week.

2020

Participated in the Fall Instructional League following the cancellation of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

 Spent the year with Columbia (A)…Ranked third among Mets' full-season minor league hurlers with a 1.17 WHIP...According to Fangraphs, his 3.43 FIP was the fourth-best among all pitchers in the South Atlantic League.

2018

Promoted to full-time starter and made his stateside debut with Kingsport (R), going 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA (seven earned runs/32.2 innings) in six starts...Earned a mid-season promotion to Brooklyn (A).

2017

 Made his professional debut with the DSL Mets (R) posting a 1.44 ERA (eight earned runs/50.0 innings) across 15 appearances, eight starts.