Mets Sign Slater for Outfield Boost

0:00It's April 27, I'm Cory with the story, and this is New York Met's News Today, your AI-powered team report. The Met's just scooped up veteran-outfielder Austin Slater on a minor league deal. This 34-year-old has bounced around six big league teams over 10 years, bringing a solid right-handed bat especially sharp against lefties. Earlier this spring, Slater trained with the Detroit Tigers, but got released when he didn't crack the opening day roster. He quickly signed a minor league pack with the Miami Marlins, played 12 games up top with a rough 174 average, then got designated, for assignment on April 23rd. Fans might remember his brief Yankee stand last year after a trade deadline deal from the White Sox. He struggled hard there, hitting just 120 and 25 at bats over 14 games, heard by a hamstring injury, and missing the playoffs. That stands out are his career numbers against South Pals, 263 average, with the 77-OPS, 30 homers, and 100, 13 ribbies and over 900 at bats.

1:01Overall, he's a 247 hitter in 7-11 games. This move hit right after the Met's cut Tommy fam and got swept by the Colorado Rockies in a Sunday doubleheader at City Field, scoring just one run. Now they're shuffling the outfield deck to spark something before it's too late.