Mets' 38-year old veteran leaves contract to join new MLB team
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Mets' 38-year old veteran leaves contract to join new MLB team originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Mets hoped Tommy Pham would help them this season.
Instead, he's looking for a chance to join a different MLB team. The Mets recently designated Pham for assignment to remove him from the 40-man roster. When that happens, a player goes on waivers.
Pham cleared waivers, though. That would generally lead to his assignment to Triple-A Syracuse. According to MLB.
com's Anthony DiComo , Pham had a clause in his contract that allows him to opt-out rather than head to Triple-A. And DiComo adds that Pham has indeed exercised that clause. That means Pham is a free agent.