The Mets have reacquired reliever Yohan Ramirez by claiming him off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. To make room for Ramirez on the 40-man roster, starting pitcher Max Kranick has been designated for assignment. In his three games for the Mets earlier this season, Ramirez allowed seven runs in 5.1 innings.
Ramirez was previously traded by the Mets to the Orioles on April 11 in exchange for cash considerations, shortly after being designated for assignment by New York. The move came after Ramirez was suspended for throwing at (and missing) Rhys Hoskins during the Mets’ season-opening series against the Milwaukee Brewers, in response to Hoskins’ dangerous slide into Jeff McNeil at second base.
Moving on to Kranick, the pitcher was in contention for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation before suffering an injury during spring training. After recovering, Kranick had been pitching for Triple-A Syracuse, where he posted a 4.30 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in 14.2 innings spread over six starts.
