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ATLANTA — Ryne Stanek began the season as a top Mets bullpen option but is nearing the final month just struggling to maintain a roster spot.

It’s a reality the 34-year-old fireballer acknowledges but says he chooses largely to ignore as he attempts to rebound from what he considers a career-worst stretch.

“If you play long enough, you know how the business works,” Stanek said Friday at Truist Park before the Mets defeated the Braves, 12-7, on Friday. “My job is to go out there and pitch and get outs and get better and take what they tell me and implement it. I can’t concern myself with [potentially getting released] at the moment. All that is, it’s a distraction.”

Stanek entered the day with a 5.65 ERA in 50 appearances this season.