July 25 (UPI) — The New York Mets traded two minor league players to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for left-handed relief pitcher Gregory Soto, the teams announced Friday.
The Orioles will receive right-handed pitchers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster in the swap.
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Soto, 30, posted a 3.96 ERA and 0-2 record over 45 appearances this season. The two-time All-Star owns a 4.24 ERA and 13-31 record over 366 career appearances. He also totaled 56 saves over his first seven seasons.
He will join a Mets bullpen that ranks fifth in the National League with a 3.84 ERA. Mets starters own the second-best ERA (3.40) in the National League.
The Mets (59-44) are on a four-game winning streak and sit in first place in the National League East, a half-game ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies (58-44).
Pitcher Gregory Soto made his MLB debut in 2019 while with the Detroit Tigers. File Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI
Soto is set to hit free agency in 2026.
Aracena, 20, went 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA over 17 appearances this season for the St. Lucie Mets, the Mets’ Single-A affiliate. He went 7-14 with a 4.53 ERA over the first 57 minor league appearances of his career.
Relief pitcher Matt Strahm Gregory Soto (R) appeared in six playoff games so far during his MLB career. File Photo by Laurence Kesterson/UPI
Foster, 26, went 5-2 with a 2.97 ERA over 21 minor league appearances this season, including time in Triple-A and Double-A. He went 13-10 with a 3.78 ERA in 66 total minor league appearances since 2023.
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Orioles starters own the worst ERA (5.15) in the American League. Their bullpen owns the third-worst ERA (4.77) in the American League. The Orioles (45-57) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday in Cleveland. They sit in last place in the American League East, 15.5 games behind the division-leading Toronto Blue Jays.
Pitcher Gregory Soto owns a 4.24 ERA over 366 appearances. File Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI
The Orioles will host the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies (26-76) at 7:05 p.m. EDT Friday in Baltimore. The Mets will take on the San Francisco Giants (54-49) at 10:15 p.m. Friday in San Francisco.