Mets reliever Brooks Raley has been replaced on the United States’ World Baseball Classic roster due to an injury, the Team USA confirmed.
The switch occurred just hours before the United States’ first game against Great Britain.
If Raley misses time, it would thin a Mets bullpen that already lacks a plethora of left-handed options.— sending minor-league pitcher Keyshawn Askew back to Tampa Bay in return — and hoped the 34-year-old could fill a void late in games. Raley went 1-2 last season with a career-best 2.68 ERA, appearing in 60 games, striking out 61 batters and walking 15.Brooks Raley was replaced on the United States’ World Baseball Classic roster by former Met Aaron Loup.Raley will make $4.5 million in 2023 with a club option for the following year worth $6.5 million, according to Spotrac.Loup, now with the Angels, appeared in 65 games for the Mets in 2021 and finished with a 6-0 record and career-low 0.95 ERA.
Angels pitcher Aaron Loup, who spent the 2021 season with the Mets, replaced Brooks Raley on the United States’ WBC roster.But that offseason, he
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