{"id":97603,"date":"2025-09-07T07:59:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T07:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=97603"},"modified":"2025-09-07T07:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T07:59:32","slug":"mets-add-bullpen-help-sign-relief-pitcher-formerly-with-reds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=97603","title":{"rendered":"Mets add bullpen help, sign relief pitcher formerly with Reds"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5392,h_3033,x_0,y_363\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_mets\/01k4g8e5vsqmrpsjw64s.jpg\" alt=\"Mets agree to minor league deal with left-handed reliever\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The New York Mets have run into an interesting blockade in their pitching rotation this week. While they continue to fight for their first division title since 2015, a once-upon-a-time Cy Young Award candidate, Kodai Senga, was demoted to Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>New York also called up their No. 5 prospect, pitcher Brandon Sproat, to the major leagues while adding veteran bullpen pitcher Wander Suero as well.<\/p>\n<p>As the Mets aim to clinch a series win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, they bolstered their roster by adding a former Reds reliever.<\/p>\n<h2>Mets sign left-handed reliever Joe La Sorsa<\/h2>\n<p>Before their game on Saturday, the New York Mets signed left-handed bullpen pitcher Joe La Sorsa. The 27-year-old elected free agency after getting designated for assignment by the Cincinnati Reds on Sept. 2.<\/p>\n<p>La Sorsa has made five appearances in the major leagues this season, finishing with a 10.80 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, and striking out two in 6.2 innings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most of the lefty&#8217;s success this season has come in Triple-A Louisville. 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