Mets make trade with Giants for reliever Justin Garz
Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Michel Otanez Jersey The Mets acquired right-handed reliever Justin Garza from the Giants for cash considerations on Saturday. Garza, 31, last pitched in the major leagues in 2023 with the Red Sox, for whom he posted a 7.36 ERA in 17 appearances. Garza this season owns a 6.11 ERA in 19 appearances for the Giants Triple-A affiliate. The right-hander, drafted in the eighth round of the 2015 draft by Cleveland, has a 5.74 ERA in 38 big league games. He does, however, have 478 strikeouts acro s 474 minor league innings since 2016. Justin Garza throws a pitch in the ninth inning on March 23, 2025 in Sacramento, California. Getty Images Explore More Garza, according to Baseball Savant, throws four pitches: a fastball, cutter, slider and changeup. The Mets also signed right-handed pitcher Julian Merryweather to a minor league deal. With Andrew Battifarano Eric Byrnes Jersey