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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Abraham Almonte: Looking for new home
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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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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Outrighted to Triple-A
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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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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Dropped from 40-man roster
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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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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Selected from Triple-A
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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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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Outrighted to Triple-A
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The Mets outrighted Almonte to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.
Almonte was designated for assignment Saturday and passed through waivers unclaimed. The 34-year-old outfielder has logged only 49 plate appearances at the major-league level over the last two seasons and is slashing .217/.265/.348 in that span.
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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Designated for assignment
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The Mets designated Almonte for assignment Saturday.
Almonte was selected from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday and went 1-for-11 during his brief stint in the majors. He's been solid in the minors with an .895 OPS through 118 plate appearance and could be claimed by another team in search of outfield depth.
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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Gets call from Triple-A
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The Mets selected Almonte's contract from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday.
While he won't be included in the Mets' lineup Monday against Cubs left-hander Drew Smyly, the switch-hitting Almonte could emerge as a short-side platoon player for the Mets. With Starling Marte (groin) going on the injured list in a corresponding move, the Mets are left with three other outfielders on the active roster (Brandon Nimmo, DJ Stewart and Rafael Ortega) that are all left-handed hitters. Almonte, who last saw action in the big leagues with the Red Sox in 2022, was hitting .228 with 11 home runs over 118 plate appearances at Syracuse prior to his call-up.
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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Reassigned to MiLB camp
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Almonte (calf) was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Mets on Saturday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Almonte was removed from the Mets' March 9 game with left calf soreness, and he's not expected to return to the field anytime soon. He'll get a chance to play in the International League when he's ready to return.
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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Not close to returning
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Manager Buck Showalter said Monday that Almonte (calf) is not close to returning, Michael Mayer of Metsmerized reports.
Almonte was removed from last Thursday's spring game with left calf soreness and had his exited labeled as precautionary, but it appears the injury is worse than initially expected. Almonte wasn't going to make the Opening Day roster regardless of the injury, and it sounds like he might get a late start at Triple-A Syracuse.
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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Removed due to sore calf
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Almonte was removed from Thursday's exhibition game against Team Venezuela due to left calf soreness, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Almonte will be held out of action Friday as a precaution, but it's not considered to be a serious issue. The journeyman outfielder has gone 7-for-14 so far in Grapefruit League play, though he sits far on the outside for an Opening Day roster spot in Queens even at 100 percent health.
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Mets' Abraham Almonte: Joining Mets
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Almonte signed a minor-league contract with the Mets on Friday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training.
Almonte opened 2022 with the Brewers but was traded to the Red Sox in July. He appeared in 15 games with the big club during the final month of the season and had a .257/.297/.400 slash line. He'll provide organizational outfield depth for New York.
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Abraham Almonte: Elects free agency
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Almonte elected free agency Saturday after being outrighted off the Red Sox's roster, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Almonte appeared in 15 games for the Red Sox this season, hitting .257/.297/.400 (good for a 93 wRC+). The 33-year-old has managed to appear at the highest level in 10 consecutive seasons, but he's only once appeared in more than 70 games.
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Red Sox's Abraham Almonte: Cast off 40-man roster
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Almonte was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Tuesday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Almonte spent most of his time in Triple-A during 2022, slashing .293/.417/.534 over 360 plate appearances in the minors. It's possible he could be claimed by another team and enter spring training with a chance to compete for a bench role. Caleb Hamilton was claimed off waivers from Minnesota to fill Almonte's spot on Boston's 40-man roster.
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Red Sox's Abraham Almonte: Swipes first bag
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Almonte went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in a 6-3 loss Sunday in Toronto.
Almonte doubled and scored in the second inning and reached on an error and stole a base in the ninth. It was his first stolen base in the majors after swiping six bags in Triple-A this year. The 33-year-old has been productive for the Red Sox since being promoted Sept. 7, compiling a .321/.345/.500 slash line with a home run in 29 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Abraham Almonte: Solo shot in win
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Almonte went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Wednesday's victory over the Orioles.
With Boston up 1-0, Almonte doubled the lead with a big solo homer to right field in the third inning. Almonte has received inconsistent playing time since being called up Sept. 6, but he has capitalized on his opportunities. He is now 7-for-20 with Wednesday's homer, two RBI and six runs scored and has hit safely in each of his last three starts.
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Red Sox's Abraham Almonte: Enters for injured Pham
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Almonte entered Saturday's game after Tommy Pham left with a shin contusion. He went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in a 17-4 win over Baltimore.
Pham is considered day-to-day after taking a foul ball off his leg in the first inning. The Red Sox could use either Almonte or Rob Refsnyder as a replacement if Pham can't go Sunday.
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Red Sox's Abraham Almonte: Called up by Boston
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Almonte's contract was selected from Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
Almonte was traded from Milwaukee to Boston in late July and slashed .291/.469/.536 with seven homers, 30 runs, 24 RBI and five stolen bases over 32 games at Worcester. The 33-year-old will provide outfield depth for the Red Sox after Franchy Cordero (ankle) landed on the 10-day injured list.
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Red Sox's Abraham Almonte: Traded to Boston
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Almonte was traded from the Brewers to the Red Sox on Monday in exchange for cash considerations.
Almonte signed a minor-league contract with the Brewers in December and performed well at Triple-A Nashville to begin the year, slashing .293/.380/.533 with 11 homers, 42 RBI, 36 runs and a stolen base over 48 games. He'll likely report to Triple-A Worcester for now but will be an option to provide outfield depth for the Red Sox at some point.
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Brewers' Abraham Almonte: Goes to MiLB camp
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The Brewers reassigned Almonte to their minor-league camp Monday.
Almonte's nine years' worth of MLB experience weren't enough for him to break camp with the Brewers as a reserve outfielder. He'll likely head to Triple-A Nashville to begin the 2022 campaign.
