The New York Mets have claimed outfielder Bryce Brentz off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Brentz, 29, was placed on waivers by the Pirates yesterday and figures to head to Triple-A Las Vegas.
He was originally a 30th-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians in the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft.
Brentz spent all of last season with Triple-A Pawtucket, hitting a respectable .271/.334/.529 with 31 homers and 85 RBI in 120 games.
He has had a couple of brief major-league stints in 2014 and 2016 with Boston. In 87 career at-bats (34 games) with the Red Sox, Brentz has a slash line of .287/.311/.379 with five doubles, one home run, and nine RBI.
