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Try it freeThe Mets are taking a flier on a depth arm who spent the past two years in the Rays and Yankees organizations.
On Tuesday, the club acquired righty reliever Joey Gerber from the Rays for cash, a source confirmed.
Gerber had been designated for assignment by the Rays on Monday as part of their 40-man roster cleanup.
The 28-year-old Gerber has made 19 appearances in the big leagues — 17 in 2020 with the Mariners and two with the Rays this season — posting a 3.60 ERA across 20 innings. But he spent the majority of 2025 at the Rays Triple-A affiliate, recording a 6.23 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 43 ¹/₃ innings.
In 2024, he split time between the Yankees Double-A and Triple-A affiliates after signing as a minor league free agent, spending part of his time with the organization rehabbing the Tommy John surgery he underwent in mid-2022.
