Overview
- The Mets obtained right-hander Matt Seelinger from the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations, a move announced Monday that transfers his minor‑league rights to New York.
- Seelinger is expected to report to Triple-A Syracuse and could be added to the Mets’ 40-man roster or promoted to the major-league bullpen if New York trims relievers at the July trade deadline.
- This season at Triple-A Toledo he has a 3.89 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 49 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings, statistics that helped trigger interest from the Mets.
- A Long Island native who pitched at Farmingdale State and spent 2024 with the independent Long Island Ducks, Seelinger has yet to appear in the major leagues after stints in multiple organizations.
- The reported upward mobility clause in his Tigers contract required Detroit to either promote him or permit a trade once he met performance or tenure thresholds, a rule that pressured Detroit to move him and that explains why New York could acquire him for cash.