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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 18: Frankie Montas #47 of the New York Yankees reacts in the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on August 18, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Frankie Montas<\/a> last pitched in the MLB during the 2025 season when he was a member of the New York Mets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is currently a free agent who is available to sign with any team in the MLB<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on November 19, 2025): \u201cNew York Mets released RHP Frankie Montas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ex-Yankees Pitcher Sends Out Bold 5-Word Post<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyFrankie Montas #47 of the New York Yankees<\/a> pitches during the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> at Yankee Stadium on September 09, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City.\n<\/p>\n

This week, Montas sent out a post<\/a> to Instagram.<\/p>\n

He wrote: \u201cZero Excuses AND hard work \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\u201d<\/p>\n

There were over 1,500 likes on his post.<\/p>\n

Comments On His Post<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyFrankie Montas #47 of the New York Yankees pitches in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox<\/a> at Fenway Park on August 13, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.\n<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what people were saying in the comments:<\/p>\n

@jagger_pontoriero3: \u201cYankees hat?\u201d<\/p>\n

@pence_duncan: \u201cTake the hat off\u201d<\/p>\n

@mb23_: \u201cTake that hat off\u201d<\/p>\n

@x____yasserr: \u201cEven mets players know yankees are big bro \ud83d\ude02\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyFrankie Montas #47 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch to the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning at Tropicana Field on September 04, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida.\n<\/p>\n

@gerard_mcdonough: \u201cTake that hat off\u203c\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n

@corralesmc2: \u201c\ud83d\udd25\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking At Montas In The Bronx<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyFrankie Montas #47 of the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 29, 2022 in Anaheim, California.\n<\/p>\n

Montas was acquired in a trade by the Yankees (via the Athletics) in 2022.<\/p>\n

MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on August 1, 2022): \u201cOakland Athletics traded RHP Frankie Montas and RHP Lou Trivino to New York Yankees for LHP Ken Waldichuk, LHP JP Sears, RHP Luis Medina and 2B Cooper Bowman.\u201d<\/p>\n

He spent part of two seasons in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

In that span, Montas went 2-3 with a 6.15 ERA in nine games (eight starts).<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old also pitched in one playoff game for the franchise.<\/p>\n

Looking At Montas\u2019 Other Stops In The MLB<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyFrankie Montas #47 of the Oakland Athletics looks at a baserunner at first base during the fifth inning of the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on June 28, 2022 in New York City.\n<\/p>\n

Montas spent his rookie season in the MLB with the Chicago White Sox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He then pitched part of six seasons for the Athletics.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Montas went 9-2 with a 2.63 ERA in 16 starts.<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyFrankie Montas #47 of the New York Mets looks on during the game against the San Francisco Giants<\/a> at Citi Field on August 03, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City.\n<\/p>\n

Montas then pitched for the Yankees, Reds<\/a>, Brewers<\/a> and Mets.<\/p>\n

He has spent ten seasons in the MLB.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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