The New York Mets acquired outfielder Jose Siri from the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday in exchange for right fielder Eric Orze.
Siri, 29, will fill the center field spot for the Mets while Harrison Bader was not expected to return to the club.
Siri spent parts of the past three seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays and played a career-high 130 games in 2024, with 116 starts in center field. He hit .187 this past season but had 18 home runs and 47 RBIs while stealing 14 bases.
In his four-year major league career with the Houston Astros (2021-22) and Rays (2022-24), Siri is a career .210 hitter with 54 home runs, 136 RBIs and 43 stolen bases. over 356 games.
Orze, 27, was a fifth-round pick by the Mets in 2020 and made his major league debut in 2024. He went 0-1 in two starts out of the bullpen, allowing four runs in 1 2/3 innings, which translates to with a 21.60 ERA.
–Field Level Media
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