Montero honored, headed for Mets
51s pitcher Rafael Montero won Pacific Coast League honors for his performance last week and is joining the New York Mets and will start against Washington on Tuesday. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rafael Montero of the Las Vegas 51s was named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week on Monday — at the same time he was headed for New York.
Last week, Montero struck out 11 batters and gave up one hit in eight innings as the 51s shut out Sacramento.
Montero, 23, was called up by the New York Mets and will start Tuesday against the Washington Nationals. He’s replacing the injured Jacob deGrom in the rotation.
