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Almonte is heading to the Mexican League, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports. Almonte elected free agency after spending much of the 2023 season in Triple-A for the Mets. The outfielder has a career .671 OPS over parts of 11 big-league seasons, but he saw just eight games in the majors in 2023. The 34-year-old now finds a new home by joining Tabasco of the Mexican League.
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Almonte elected free agency Wednesday. Almonte, 34, has a career .671 OPS over parts of 11 big-league seasons and saw eight games worth of action with the Mets this season. The outfielder will be on the lookout for another contract this winter.
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The Mets outrighted Almonte to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday. Almonte has the ability to elect free agency if he wants, but it's not clear whether he intends to do so. The veteran outfielder has gone 1-for-15 at the plate during his brief time with the Mets this season.
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Almonte was designated for assignment by the Mets on Sunday. Almonte has now been booted off the Mets' 40-man roster for the second time in the last two weeks. He passed through waivers unclaimed last time around and is likely to once again head back to Triple-A Syracuse.
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Almonte had his contract selected from Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday. Mark Vientos was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 16, in a corresponding move. Almonte comes back to the majors after he was outrighted to Triple-A on Tuesday. He has one hit in his 12 plate appearances in the majors this season.
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Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
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2023 | NYM | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .066 |
2022 | BOS | 15 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .257 |