Mets make trade with Giants for reliever Justin Garza
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The Mets acquired right-handed reliever Justin Garza from the Giants for cash considerations on Saturday.
Garza, 31, last pitched in the major leagues in 2023 with the Red Sox, for whom he posted a 7.36 ERA in 17 appearances.
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Garza this season owns a 6.11 ERA in 19 appearances for the Giants' Triple-A affiliate.
The right-hander, drafted in the eighth round of the 2015 draft by Cleveland, has a 5.74 ERA in 38 big league games.
He does, however, have 478 strikeouts across 474 minor league innings since 2016.
Justin Garza throws a pitch in the ninth inning on March 23, 2025 in Sacramento, California.
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Garza, according to Baseball Savant, throws four pitches: a fastball, cutter, slider and changeup.
The Mets also signed right-handed pitcher Julian Merryweather to a minor league deal.
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