The fact that he played in only one game for the Mets, pitched admirably, and yet was DFA'd showed something was seriously wrong and slightly immoral about the 2022 Mets front office. Maybe immoral is too strong of a word. Ok, how about ruthless and cold-blooded.

Yes, at least they resigned him as a minor-league free agent, and then HE NEVER REJOINED THE TEAM. That proves that Billy Eppler and his staff were vapor-locked or had tunnel-vision on acquiring available veteran leftie relievers with career ERAs of 4.00 and above.

The Mets were sorely in need of a left-handed reliever all year and the guy with the 0.00 ERA wasn't good enough.

But Fisher pitched 3 good innings in a really weird game and is deserving of recognition for his efforts. I'll also never forget seeing his LinkedIn page that goes from "Commercial Credit Analyst" to "Professional Baseball Player for the New York Mets." The story of the Mets calling up a random banker who then contributes to a big win is definitely one to remember.

The story of Fisher is kind of crazy, outside of what's already been mentioned. He was pretty mediocre in college (9-9, 4.78 ERA in 165 2/3 innings) and at 23, was already pretty old in his senior year. By then, a lot of guys are working their way through Double- and Triple-A—if not reaching the majors—yet here he was, still wrapping up college.

Then he went undrafted in 2019, but was signed by the Mariners anyway. He was, again, pretty mediocre in their system that first year, playing in the low minors, 1-2 years older than other guys in his league, posting a 4.10 ERA in 41 2/3 innings.

Then he didn't pitch professionally at all in 2020, not even in indy ball, before returning to the Mariners system again in 2021. He spent the plurality of the season at High-A, pitched briefly at Double-A and logged a single game at Triple-A, posting a 7.71 ERA in 2 2/3 innings. And all-in-all, it was a stunted campaign, as he pitched less than 40 innings.

So, 2022 rolls around. Here we have a 26-year-old guy with a spotty college record, just two partial pro seasons—one ho-hum and the other solid—under his belt, with just a single appearance at Triple-A, the campaigns interrupted by a year's layoff in which he didn't play at all. And by the end of 2022, that guy is in the major leagues with the Mets. And it's not like he was lighting up the farm in 2022, either—he had a 3.77 mark at Double-A and a 4.34 mark at Triple-A, averaging more than a hit allowed per inning there. His WHIP at Triple-A was nearly 1.500.

And this unlikeliest of major leaguers ends up tossing three innings of scoreless ball, likely never to be seen—in a Mets uniform, at least—again.