After five seasons in the Mets minor-league system, two elbow surgeries and a detour to the Tampa Bay organization, Nate Lavender entered a major-league game for the first time Tuesday with two outs and two on to face Travis Bazzana with the Mets up 5-2 in the seventh inning at Cleveland. He struck him out looking at a 92 mph fastball. He threw a scoreless eighth inning, too. “I think what...
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After a year-plus of exceeding expectations as a reliever-turned-starter, Clay Holmes is heading to the Cubs along with Tyrone Taylor. In exchange, the Mets will get infield prospect Jefferson Rojas. Rojas is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the Cubs’ organization and No. 63 prospect in baseball on MLB Pipeline. Baseball America ranks him as the No. 99 prospect in the sport. The 21-year-old...
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Brooks Raley, a 38-year-old impending free agent who became expendable with the Mets out of the playoff hunt, was traded to the Phillies. The Phillies are sending right-handed pitcher Luke Gabrysh and outfielder John Spikerman to the Mets. The 23-year-old Gabrysh who has pitched exclusively in High-A this year. He has a 5.14 ERA in 18 appearances (17 starts), but his 29.0 K% is fourth in the...
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The Freddy Peralta era in New York felt like it lasted about as long as one of his starts. The Mets traded Peralta to the Tampa Bay Rays, according to The Athletic’s Will Sammon. The Mets will receive prospects OF Aidan Smith (No. 15 in the Rays’ system, according to Pipeline), INF Émilien Pitre (No. 27), and RHP Gary Gill Hill (No. 26), according to Mark Feinsand. Smith is a...
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A.J. Minter, the veteran lefty brought in to be a key piece of the bullpen who spent most of his Mets tenure on the injured list, will try to fulfill that role with the Minnesota Twins. The lefty was acquired by Minnesota after the Mets’ 4-2 win over the Marlins, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The Twins will reportedly pick up the rest of Minter’s salary for the 2026 season, about...
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