Pintaro was born in Pelham, Alabama, and pitched for five seasons from 2017-22 at Shorter University, a small, private Baptist school in Georgia. The right-hander was toiling in independent ball for a second consecutive season when the Mets signed him to a minor league deal in June 2024.

Coming off a dreadful night for their major league bullpen and their tenth loss in eleven games, the Mets are set to make a relatively surprising move in calling up right-handed relief pitcher Jonathan Pintaro from Double-A Binghamton, according to Will Sammon of The Athletic.