Matthew Allan: Everything you need to know

Allan touched 99 mph with his fastball on a back field during spring training, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. The 23-year-old right-hander was once one of the top pitching prospects in the Mets' system after being selected in the third round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, but Allan hasn't pitched in a professional game since 2019 due to multiple arm surgeries. He came into camp healthy, however, and the fact that he's still able to generate elite velocity after such a long layoff is an incredibly encouraging sign. The Mets will treat him very carefully in his first season back, but if Allan can stay on the mound, he could rebuild his prospect status.

Allan (elbow) said Wednesday that he's fully healthy and will throw his third live bullpen session Thursday since he arrived at spring training in January, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports. The 89th overall pick of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, Allan's career has been sidetracked by a series of long-term injuries. After the COVID-19 pandemic kept him from pitching in 2020, Allan remained out for each of the ensuing four seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery, a second operation to transpose a nerve in his right arm, and most recently, a UCL revision surgery, which he underwent in February 2023. The 23-year-old is finally healthy again and isn't facing any restrictions this spring, leaving him confident that he'll be ready to join an affiliate to begin the 2025 season for what will be his first game action since 2019.