Brett Banks Retires After Dominant Start

0:00On April 21st, Brett Banks, the New York Met's 11th round pick from the 2023 draft, just announced his voluntary retirement at age. 24. The right-handed pitcher called it, quits right after a scorching start to the 2026 season. He hadn't given up a single run in his first three outings with the Brooklyn Cyclones, their class A squad in the South Atlantic League. That kind of dominance had everyone buzzing early on. For his pro career from 2023 to 2026, Banks logged 53 games in the Met's system, finishing seven wins and one. Lost with a sharp 2.47 earn run average. Dew came out of UNC Wilmington ready to climb. Last year in 2025, he bounced between Brooklyn and St. Lucie in the Florida State League, then got promoted and dominated with a two. In 490 R.A. over 25.1 innings, 26 strikeouts and held hitters to a 200 batting average. Sudden exit like this from a guy on the rise shakes up the farm system, but the Met's

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