Reed Garrett had never experienced the full closer treatment before. With Edwin Diaz , and struggling mightily before that, the Mets have been using a closer-by-committee approach. During their on Friday night at Citi Field, the Mets turned to Garrett to pitch the ninth inning. Reed Garrett pitched the ninth inning for the Mets on Donny Sands Jersey Friday. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post Though with a five-run lead it wasnt a save situation, the Mets treated Garrett as a closer during his entrance. The new lights around Citi Field flashed as Garrett entered, as they did for Diazs introductions, and Kid Rocks Bawitdaba blared on the speakers. Its cool, it was awesome, Garrett told The Post prior to . Whenever my name is called to pitch, if thats the fifth, the sixth, the ninth, it doesnt matter. But yeah, that was definitely cool. It was awesome. Cool experience. Garrett, who did not pitch in Saturdays lo s, had never been treated like a closer in that matter throughout his career, and certainly had never received a light show like that. Explore More Unique closer entrances have become more common around MLB in recent years. Even Garretts song choice was new. I just wanted a little switch, I thought that was a cool song and would get people interested, Garrett said. Its something that I enjoy. Toms Nido (l.) and Reed Garrett celebrate the Mets win against the Diamondbacks on Friday. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post Garrett , seemingly out of nowhere as a 31-year-old journeyman who didnt even make the major league roster coming out of spring training. Hes spent ample time in the minors, and even played in Japan for two years to keep himself financially afloat. But that Cinderella-like run has started to wane a bit in recent games. He entered Fridays clash holding a 10-5 lead, but quickly gave up two homers and saw the lead shrink to 10-9 before he managed to close it out. Three appearances prior, Garrett imploded in the eighth inning of the Mets 8-7 lo s to the Giants on May 24. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Entering with a 6-2 lead, Garrett subsequently gave up five runs. They were super aggre sive, Garrett said, regarding Fridays outing. In that situation, I just was trying to get ahead. They put two good swings on two pretty decent pitches and ended up beating me. It was what it was, but we ended up winning and thats all that matters. Tyler Collins Jersey