Tim Britton of The Athletic reports that the New York Mets have released infielder Sam Haggerty.
Haggerty, 25, was DFA’d on Christmas Eve to make room on the 40-man roster for Dellin Betances. The switch-hitter was called up in September of last season and was used mostly as a pinch-runner, only having four plate appearances during the month.
The Mets acquired Haggerty a little over a year ago along with Walker Lockett in a trade that sent Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians.
