The New York Mets desperately needed a spark, and Nolan McLean provided it with a debut performance fans won’t soon forget.

After losing 14 of their last 16 games, the Mets found themselves spiraling in ways that felt beyond repair.

The losing became suffocating, the mistakes unrelenting, and the mood inside Citi Field dipped lower with every pitch.

A team built for October suddenly looked fragile in August, searching for a savior.

On Saturday, that savior arrived in the form of 24-year-old Nolan McLean, a right-hander called up from Syracuse.

The rookie was tasked with replacing Frankie Montas, who had stumbled to a 6.38 ERA, leaving the rotation begging for fresh blood.

Mets fans didn’t know what to expect from McLean, but what they got was nothing short of electric.

McLean Brings

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