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CINCINNATI — Brandon Sproat’s last 2 ½ months at Triple-A Syracuse were enough to convince Mets brass he’s ready for a shot at the highest level.

The right-hander’s major league debut is set for Sunday against the Reds, and the Mets are anxiously awaiting the arrival of that talented young arm. Sproat will join Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong among top pitching prospects to debut for the club in recent weeks.

“I am pretty sure [Sproat] was frustrated when he didn’t get the call [previously],” manager Carlos Mendoza said before the Mets faced the Reds on Friday. “But he went out and said, ‘Here I am.’

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