Move over Edwin Diaz!
Ryan Helsley made his Mets debut on Friday night and premiered his signature walk-out from the bullpen to the Citi Field crowd.
Similar to Diaz's "Narcos" walk-out, the lights in the stadium go dark as the bell tolls throughout the stadium as AC/DC's "Hells Bells" begins to play as Helsley makes his way to the mound.
ALEXA, PLAY HELLS BELLS.
Ryan Helsley is on for his Mets debut in the 9th 🔥 pic.twitter.com/R1ApTt1gGv
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 2, 2025
Of course, this is the song made famous by Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman but Helsley has made it his own over the years and has now brought it to Flushing.
But a killer walk-out entrance is nothing without the performance to back it up, and Helsley did. Pitching in a tied game in the ninth, Helsley allowed two hits but struck out three batters to get out of trouble. He became just the sixth Mets pitcher ever to strike out three batters in his debut inning. That performance gave his new team a chance to walk off the Giants. Unfortunately for the Mets, San Francisco would push across the ghost-runner in the 10th to take the 4-3 win.
Despite the result, Helsley's new manager and teammates were impressed with the right-hander.
"He was pretty good. 100 first pitch," Carlos Mendoza said with a smirk after the game. "Around the strikezone, it’s a really, really good fastball then you look at the breaking ball, the slider and some of those pitches, you keep the hitters guessing…. He’s a pretty tough at-bat. He’s a pretty elite arm right there."
Helsley was one of three relievers the Mets acquired before the trade deadline, along with the Giants' Tyler Rogers and the Orioles' Gregory Soto, days prior. All three hope to give the Mets a boost in the bullpen and depth for a deep postseason run.
"Lights out. He was all over it," David Peterson said of Helsley after the game. "We’re all excited for all the guys we brought over. Now that we’re passed [the trade deadline], this is our group and we’re ready to continue all the way to the end of the year."
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