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With Major League Baseball’s August 2 trade deadline fast approaching, the New York Mets are keeping their eye on a familiar veteran name David Robertson per Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated.

Robertson, now with the Chicago Cubs, appears to be having the bounce-back season he has been looking for since 2018. This season he has appeared in 30 games and has the lowest ERA he’s had since 2017, with a 1.89 as the All-Star Break approaches. He has struck out 45, walked 15, and has allowed only 17 hits in 33 1/3 innings pitched. He has 12 saves in 16 opportunities.

Robertson spent the majority of his career with the New York Yankees. He was with the club from 2006 when he was drafted in the 17th round with the No. 524 overall pick until 2014 when he was signed by the Chicago White Sox as a free agent. He rejoined the Yankees in 2017 when he was traded back to New York in the trade that sent former Met, Todd Frazier and Robertson to the Yankees in exchange for Tyler Clippard, Ian Clarkin, Blake Rutherford, and Tito Polo to Chicago.

During his first stint with the Yankees, Robertson had a lot of success as a relief pitcher, including serving as the setup man for closer Mariano Rivera. He was a part of the 2009 team that won the World Series as well. He had ERA’s as low as 1.08 (2011) and 1.84 (2017 between New York and Chicago) during his time with New York.

Upon Rivera’s retirement in 2013, Robertson assumed the role of closer for the Yankees and continued into that role with Chicago. He had 39 saves in 2014 with New York, 34 in 2015 in Chicago, and 37 in 2016 also with Chicago.

Robertson then made his way to Philadelphia in 2019, though he spent most of the season on the injured list.

Robertson then played for the United State Olympic team, High Point Rockers in Indy Ball, and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2021. In 2021, he pitched in just 12 games with the Tampa Bay Rays and posted an ERA of 4.50.

Mets general manager Billy Eppler is also very familiar with Robertson. Eppler was the Yankees’ scouting director when Robertson was drafted in 2006 and Brian Cashman’s assistant GM during Robertson’s last three seasons with the Yankees.

Over the course of his career, Robertson has an ERA of 2.88, with 941 strikeouts over the course of 709 innings pitched, with a 55-33 record.

Mark Feinsand of MLB.com recently pegged Robertson as a potential fit for New York with his experience in New York and familiarity with Eppler. They are expected to be in the market for a high-leverage relief pitcher ahead of the trade deadline and the Robertson could be a fit.