The New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays reportedly agreed to a trade just days after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the World Series.

“The Mets have acquired reliever Joey Gerber from the Rays for cash, per source,” Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported on X, formerly Twitter. “Gerber, 28, appeared in two games for Tampa Bay last season. He spent most of the year at Triple-A, where he produced a 6.23 ERA but did strike out 54 batters over 43 1/3 innings.”

Gerber, a 28-year-old right-handed hurler, has recorded a total of 19 appearances at the MLB level. 17 of those outings came in 2020 — where Gerber pitched to a 4.02 ERA across 15.2 innings of work out of the Seattle Mariners' bullpen.

In 2022, the Mariners designated Gerber for assignment and lat

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