The New York Mets announced the signing of two former Boston College baseball players, A.J. Colarusso and Jack Toomey, to their first professional contracts, ushering the duo into the organization’s player development pipeline.
Colarusso, a right‑handed pitcher, completed a four‑year stint with the Eagles, appearing in 59 games and logging 243 innings. In his final collegiate season he made 16 starts, surrendered 91 hits and struck out 77 batters over 83 innings, earning a place in the school’s record books.
A career defined by durability and strikeouts
His collegiate résumé includes a program‑record 59 career starts, ranking fourth all‑time in innings pitched and sixth in strikeouts, underscoring a consistency that caught the attention of scouts across the league.
Toomey, an outfielder who spent two seasons at Boston College, started 106 of 107 games and posted a .286 career batting average. During the 2026 campaign he paced the team in triples and home runs, helping the Eagles to a historic 37‑win season that set new standards for wins and ACC victories.
A program‑wide milestone
The 2026 campaign stands as the most successful in Boston College baseball history, delivering the highest regular‑season win total and the best ACC tournament seeding ever recorded. Colarusso and Toomey are the first two members of that roster to secure professional agreements, a testament to the program’s rising talent pipeline.
Both players now join a Mets organization known for nurturing collegiate talent, and their transition reflects a growing synergy between elite college programs and Major League Baseball’s developmental structure.