Mets bolster bullpen with deal for Orioles lefty Gregory Soto ahead of trade deadline
The Mets announced the trade Friday. They are sending right-handed pitchers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster for the two-time All-Star.
Soto, 30, has a 3.96 ERA with 18 walks and 44 strikeouts in 45 appearances for the Orioles this season. The lefty has held left-handed batters to a .138 batting average allowing just eight walks and 22 strikeouts. He's been even stingier in 21 games since June 4 with left-handed batters 0-for-23.
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Carter then played two reps with fellow first-round rookie Jaxson Dart at QB, and it was the second play that became one of Carter's highlights of the day. Carter burst around right tackle Marcus Mbow and was quickly in Dart's face. While Dart managed to throw a beautiful touchdown pass to Lil'Jordan Humphrey, Carter arguably would have tallied a sack there. Spent the day watching OLB Abdul Carter so I'll have the full practice diary report later, including his thoughts on this play 👀 #giants — Charlotte Carroll (@charlottecrrll) July 29, 2025 'I saw he was making checks up front,' Carter said. 'I knew the ball was about to snap, so I got a good get-off, hit my move and got there pretty quick.' Carter briefly chatted with Daboll after the play. 'He was celebrating the touchdown,' Carter said of Daboll. 'But I was trying to tell him it was already a sack.' 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