Report: Mets acquire LHP Gregory Soto from Orioles

The New York Mets bolstered their bullpen by acquiring left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles, SNY reported on Friday.
The Orioles reportedly will receive a pair of minor-league prospects in right-handers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster in the deal.
Soto, 30, has made 45 relief appearances this season with the Orioles, going 0-2 with one save and a 3.96 ERA. He has 44 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings.
An All-Star in 2021 and 2022 as a member of the Detroit Tigers, Soto owns a 14-31 record with 56 saves and a 4.24 ERA in 366 career appearances (seven starts) with the Tigers (2019-22), Philadelphia Phillies (2023-24) and Orioles.
Aracena, 20, is the No. 19 prospect in the Mets' system, according to MLB Pipeline. He is 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA in 17 appearances (eight starts) with Single-A St. Lucie.
Foster, 26, is 5-2 with a 2.97 ERA in 21 appearances (one start) this season split between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse.
--Field Level Media


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