The Mets brought back Eric Young Jr. from the Braves last Saturday for cash and assigned him temporarily to Triple-A Las Vegas.
He was hitting .248 with 23 steals in 67 games for Triple-A Gwinnett when he was with Atlanta.
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, once rosters expand next Tuesday, Young is expected to be called up and he is looking forward to rejoining the Mets, who he played for in 2013 and 2014.
“I always say that it’s important to treat people with respect and leave on a good note, because you just never know what could happen in the future, and you have to keep those lines open,” Young wrote on his blog.
“And here I am returning to the Mets. It’s a reminder about why it’s important to leave on a good note. I knew I had good relationships with my Mets teammates before I left, but now that I’m coming back, and everybody is excited, it feels great.”
“I always knew the Mets had the arms, and that whenever they could put it together and figure it out that this team would be something to deal with. Obviously they put it together this season, and it was just a matter of getting those pieces here and there to complete the team.”
Young may not be expected to do much at the plate but what he could definitely provide, is speed on the basepaths, whicn is something the Mets have lacked all season long.
