A.J. Minter tells The Post why he still has ‘great pitchability’ despite velocity drop

A.J. Minter is evidently not concerned with all the talk about the drop in his velocity since returning from a yearlong absence with a torn lat. 

Through his first six outings of his second season with the Mets, Minter’s average fastball velocity has dipped a hair over 2 mph — from 94.4 to 92.5 mph — from what it was through 11 innings of his 2025 campaign. 

The left-handed reliever was averaging 96.6 mph with his fastball as recently as 2022. 

While the drop has been a topic of discussion, and one that Minter has acknowledged, it is a part of his adjustment period that he’s not allowing himself to be overly concerned with.