Siri was traded from the Rays to the Mets on Tuesday in exchange for Eric Orze, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Siri is eligible for arbitration and the Rays may have been on the fence about paying him coming off of a year where he hit .187 with a 37.9 percent strikeout rate. He turned 29 in July and was worth 2.6 fWAR as recently as 2023, so the Mets will bring him in to potentially take over center field duties with Harrison Bader a free agent.
Siri is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Red Sox.
Siri hit a home run and drove in four runs in Tuesday's win over Boston, but he nonetheless finds himself on the bench a day later. Jonny DeLuca will patrol center field for Tampa Bay on Wednesday.
Siri went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, and four RBI in Tuesday's 8-3 victory over the Red Sox.
The Tampa Bay outfielder put the team in front by a 3-2 margin with his 339-foot solo shot down the left-field line in the fifth inning. Siri later drove home the Rays' last three runs of the game with a bases-clearing double in the eighth. The 29-year-old has fallen out of everyday playing time, starting just 10 of Tampa Bay's 16 games in September, thanks in part to a team-worst 159 Ks in 431 total plate appearances. He is now slashing .192/.262/.379 with 18 homers, 16 doubles, 48 runs scored and 47 RBI this season.
Siri is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Siri went 3-for-7 with a double, a triple and three strikeouts while starting the previous two games of the series, and he'll head to the bench for the finale. Jonny DeLuca will shift to center field while Dylan Carlson receives a start in left.
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Rays' Jose Siri: Snaps out of slump
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Siri went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and a run scored Friday against the Guardians.
Siri has struggled considerably across the last three weeks, going just 5-for-46 with a 42 percent percent strikeout rate. He's still started 13 of 21 games in center field in that span but has ceded some playing time to the combination of Jonny DeLuca and Dylan Carlson.
Siri is not in Friday's lineup against the Orioles.
Siri, who had started four of the last six games -- all against righties -- will head to the bench against righty Dean Kremer. Jonny DeLuca is starting in center field and batting sixth.
Siri is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Twins.
Siri was away from the Rays on Monday due to a personal issue before returning to the lineup Tuesday, but he'll take a seat for the third game of the series. Jonny DeLuca will be in center field and bat fifth for Tampa Bay.
Siri (personal) is starting in center field and batting ninth Tuesday against the Twins.
Siri wasn't with the Rays for Monday's contest as he tended to a personal issue, but he's back with the team and is in the lineup for Tuesday's game. The 29-year-old hasn't had much success at the plate since the start of August and has a .169/.229/.323 slash line and 45.7 percent strikeout rate in his past 21 games.
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Player Bio
HT/WT: 6-2, 175 lbs
Birthplace: Sabana Grande de Boya, Dominican Republic
