SAN FRANCISCO — Gregory Soto thought of his appearances in opposition to the Mets earlier this month as one thing of an audition for crew officers.
Realizing the Mets have been looking for bullpen assist earlier than the commerce deadline, the left-hander stated Saturday he was further motivated when he confronted the crew simply over two weeks in the past whereas pitching for the Orioles.
“I [wanted to] show them what I was capable of doing,” Soto stated by means of an interpreter after the Mets’ 2-1 victory over the Giants. “Just so they could see what I was able to do so they could trade for me.”
Soto pitched 1 ²/₃ scoreless innings mixed in these two appearances.
On Friday the Mets acquired the veteran reliever in a deal that despatched minor league pitchers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster to the Orioles.
Soto, who shall be activated for Sunday’s collection finale in opposition to the Giants at Oracle Park, was requested what had intrigued him about probably getting traded to the Mets.
“The way they play the game, the culture that they have here, a lot of Latinos here, as well,” he stated. “This is a team that wants to win, and I want to win a championship, so that is why I want to be here.”
Tylor Megill threw a bullpen session Thursday and can repeat the method Sunday as he builds up towards coming back from elbow irritation.
Megill, who’s on the 60-day injured checklist, can’t return earlier than Aug. 14, however his rehab will take him even past that date.
The Mets entered the day profitable of their previous 25 stolen base makes an attempt, the longest streak in MLB this season. Total, the Mets had transformed on 89.4 % of their stolen base makes an attempt, the very best fee within the main leagues and finest in franchise historical past.
The Mets prolonged their highway successful streak to 5 video games however total are 24-28 away from Citi Discipline this season. The crew’s 3.94 ERA on the highway this season, getting into play, was third finest within the main leagues.
