Mets replace Tommy Pham with former Giants, Yankees .717 OPS outfielder
This is the veteran's third team in the past two months.
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On Sunday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported that veteran outfielder Tommy Pham was designated for assignment by the New York Mets . That gave the Mets wiggle room to add someone to the 26-man roster. On Sunday night, The Athletic's Will Sammon broke the news that they had agreed to a contract with a 33-year-old outfielder.
"The Mets and outfielder Austin Slater are in agreement on a deal, league sources tell The Athletic," Sammon wrote on X. The Mets will be Slater's third time in just over a month. He signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers but was released after spring training.
More : Three ways Pirates' Paul Skenes could lose NL Cy Young Award Things didn't work out for the better with the Miami Marlins , who cut ties with Slater after he hit just . 174 with nine strikeouts in 28 trips to the plate. New York hopes the 10-year veteran can be a spark off the bench and against left-handed pitching.