The New York Mets are calling up outfielder A.J. Ewing for Tuesday's series opener vs. the Detroit Tigers, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Ewing, 21, is the club's No. 2 prospect, according to ESPN's most recent team-based ranking, and entered the season as the No. 28 prospect in the major leagues.
The call-up comes after Ewing played just 12 games at Triple-A Syracuse, where he had an .827 OPS in 51 plate appearances to go along with five stolen bases. Ewing excels on the bases and stole 70 bags across 124 games in the minor leagues last year.
Luis Robert Jr., the team's opening-day center fielder, is on the injured list with a lumbar spine disk herniation. The Mets' No. 1 ranked prospect, rookie Carson Benge, has been starting in right field.
The Mets, a major league-worst 15-25, could use Ewing's speed and pop as a hitter, as the club ranks 19th in total stolen bases and last in OPS.
The 5-foot-10, 160-pound Ewing, a left-handed hitter, was a fourth-round draft pick by the Mets in 2023 out of Springboro High School in Ohio. The club will need to open a 40-man roster spot for him Tuesday.
The Athletic first reported that the Mets are calling up Ewing.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.