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New York Mets acquire veteran reliever from Giants

Published 15 hours ago2 minute read

The New York Mets have added to their pitching depth.

On Saturday, the Mets acquired veteran right-handed relief pitcher Justin Garza from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations, as the club announced.

Garza produced a 6.11 ERA in 17.2 innings for the Giants' Triple-A affiliate this season.

Garza has not appeared in the major leagues since 2023 with the Boston Red Sox, where he posted a 7.36 ERA in 18.1 innings. For his career, the righty holds a 5.74 ERA in 38 appearances in the big-leagues.

The 31-year-old has a career 4.59 ERA, 478 strikeouts and 26 saves in the minor leagues across 219 appearances and 50 starts.

For now, it's likely that Garza serves as depth in Triple-A Syracuse for the Mets until the major league team is in need of a fresh arm. Perhaps the Mets can unlock Garza's potential like they have been able to do with Jose Castillo thus far since acquiring the left-hander from the Arizona Diamondbacks in mid-May.

Since joining the Mets last month, Castillo has hurled six shutout innings in relief despite not having much big-league success under his belt. The hope is that Garza will be able to follow a similar trend now that he is with the Mets organization.

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