Why Carl Edwards Jr. parted ways with Mets by leaving contract mid-season
The former promising prospect has traveled a long baseball journey.
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Carl Edwards Jr. 's long and winding baseball journey is going to continue. He will no longer be pitching for the New York Mets after some roster maneuvering in the last week.
Edwards is a free agent, and he's free to sign with any MLB team after clearing waivers, according to MLB. com's Anthony DiComo . MORE: Tyler Rogers is 51 degrees different than every other pitcher in MLB Why is Carl Edwards Jr.
a free agent? Edwards had a clause in his contract that allowed him to elect free agency rather than report to Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets designated him for assignment last week to remove him from the 40-man roster and send him down to the minor leagues.