P. J. Conlon

On July 26, 2019, the Mets organization released Conlon at his own request.

Conlon began his professional career in 2015 with the Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York–Penn League where he pitched 17 innings in 17 games without giving up an earned run. He began 2016 with the Columbia Fireflies of the Sally League before moving up to the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League. He finished the season with a 1.65 ERA, 0.979 WHIP and 112 strikeouts over 142 innings pitched at the two different levels. Following the season, he was named the Mets Organizational Pitcher of the Year, MLB Pipeline Mets Organizational Player of the Year and, in a fan vote, won the MiLBY Award for Top Starting Pitcher. He spent 2017 with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies where he posted an 8-9 record with a 3.38 ERA in 28 games (22 starts). He had his contract purchased on May 6, 2018.

He made his debut for the Mets against the Cincinnati Reds on May 7, 2018, with an Irish tricolour stitched into his glove.

On June 2, 2018, Conlon was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers, however four days later he returned to the Mets organization when they claimed him off waivers from the Dodgers.

Conlon attended the University of San Diego, where he played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The New York Mets selected Conlon in the 13th round of the 2015 MLB Draft.

Patrick Joshua Conlon (born November 11, 1993) is an Irish-American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He is the first Irish-born Major League Baseball player since Joe Cleary in 1945.