The Mets are planning on non-tendering left-handed reliever Danny Young, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports. The deadline to tender contracts to players under club control is Friday.
Young isn’t yet arbitration-eligible, but he underwent Tommy John surgery in May. He started throwing recently and could be ready for game action at some point in the first half of the 2026 season. He would’ve been under team control through 2030.
A college teammate of Pete Alonso, Young provided the Mets with solid depth out of the bullpen after signing a minor league contract with the team before the 2024 season. For much of that season, he was the Mets’ most-reliable lefty reliever, though he struggled down the stretch. All told, he finishes his Mets career with a 4.50 ERA and 3.25 FIP, along with 61 strikeouts against 21 walks in 46 innings. Young excelled at keeping the ball in the yard, posting a ground-ball rate of 52% and allowing just three home runs.
With Young gone, this leaves the Mets with 39 players on their 40-man roster. Brooks Raley, A.J. Minter, José Castillo, Brandon Waddell, and Richard Lovelady remain as left-handed relief options.
