Nationals' Stephen Nogosek: Gets minors deal from Washington
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Nogosek signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Tuesday.
The pitcher made the announcement himself on his X account. Nogosek, 29, has posted a 5.02 ERA and 57:23 K:BB across 57.1 innings covering parts of four major-league seasons. The right-handed reliever is likely headed to Triple-A Rochester to begin his 2024 campaign.
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Stephen Nogosek: Elects free agency
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Nogosek declined his outright assignment to Triple-A Syracuse by the Mets on Tuesday and elected free agency, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
Nogosek passed through waivers unclaimed after he was designated for assignment by the Mets on Friday. The right-hander is now free to sign with another club.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Outrighted to Triple-A
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The Mets outrighted Nogosek to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Nogosek passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment Friday. He'll remain part of the organization for now with a bullpen role at Triple-A.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Dropped from 40-man roster
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Nogosek was designated for assignment by the Mets on Friday.
Nogosek was dropped from the Mets' 40-man roster Friday after he posted an inflated 6.52 ERA and 1.60 WHIP with 17 strikeouts over 19.1 innings with New York. He'll now either report to Triple-A Syracuse, get claimed by another team or be released outright, the first of which seems most likely. Left-hander Zach Muckenhirn was called up from Syracuse on Friday to replace Nogosek in the bullpen.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Rough outing at altitude
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Nogosek (0-1) took the loss Sunday as the Mets were downed by the Rockies, coughing up five runs on four hits -- including two home runs -- and a walk over one inning of relief.
Coors Field was working its magic Sunday as the two teams combined for 21 runs, and Nogosek took the worst of it, serving up long balls to Charlie Blackmon and Ryan McMahon in the fifth inning plus doubles to bottom-of-the-order hitters Ezequiel Tovar and Austin Wynns for good measure. Nogosek added nearly two full runs to his ERA with the poor performance, as it jumped from 4.43 to 6.33, but he's been struggling all season and has been tagged for runs in eight of his 11 appearances.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Brought back from IL
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The Mets reinstated Nogosek (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Monday.
New York optioned right-hander Jose Butto to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday to open up a spot on the 26-man active roster for Nogosek, who is back with the big club after a minimum-length stay on the shelf due to a left elbow bruise. Nogosek will be available for Monday's doubleheader with Atlanta after he checked out fine following rehab appearances with Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton between which he covered three total innings.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Placed on 15-day IL
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Nogosek was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a bone bruise in his right elbow.
Nogosek suffered the injury when he was struck by a line drive in the sixth inning of the Mets' win over the Athletics on Friday. It shouldn't be an overly lengthy absence for the 28-year-old reliever.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Exits game after comebacker
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Nogosek was struck in the elbow by a Jace Peterson line drive in the sixth inning of Friday's win over the A's and was removed from the game, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Imaging taken after the game was negative. Nogosek was replaced by Dennis Santana after giving up one run on four hits and striking out two in an inning of relief, and the long reliever sports a 2.84 ERA and 8:3 K:BB through his first 6.1 innings this season. He'll likely be unavailable out of the Mets' bullpen for at least a couple days.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Fans five in long relief
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Nogosek gave up one run on three hits and a walk over 3.1 relief innings while striking out five in Sunday's loss to the Marlins.
The 28-year-old righty replaced Carlos Carrasco in the fifth inning with the Mets already down 6-1, and Nogosek delivered a solid performance over 52 pitches (34 strikes), His long-relief role doesn't afford much fantasy upside, but he does have a 1.69 ERA and 6:3 K:BB through his first two appearances and 5.1 innings.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Likely locked into long-relief role
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Nogosek is a favorite for one of the open jobs in the Mets' bullpen, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
The 28-year-old right-hander is out of minor-league options and was effective in a long-relief role last season, working 22 innings over 12 appearances with a 2.45 ERA. It's not an assignment that would carry a lot of fantasy value, but using Nogosek as a long man would allow the Mets to keep pitchers like David Peterson and Tylor Megill stretched out as starters at Triple-A rather than working shorter stints in the majors.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Collects first MLB win
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Nogosek (1-1) picked up the win in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Nationals, allowing three hits over 2.2 scoreless innings of relief. He struck out six without walking a batter.
Added to the roster as the 29th man for the twin bill, Nogosek replaced Taijuan Walker in the fifth inning of the nightcap and kept the Mets' combined shutout going to earn his first career win in the majors. The 27-year-old righty posted a 2.45 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 21:7 K:BB through 22 MLB innings this season while also impressing out of the bullpen for Triple-A Syracuse.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Heads to minors
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The Mets optioned Nogosek to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday.
Nogosek didn't pitch for the Mets after returning Saturday from an oblique injury. The righty's respectable 2.79 ERA in 11 big-league appearances this season suggest he could rejoin New York's bullpen before the regular campaign concludes.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Rehabbing at Triple-A
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Nogosek (oblique) made his third rehab appearance Tuesday for Triple-A Syracuse, tossing a scoreless inning.
A hit-by-pitch was the only blemish on the day for Nogosek, who has struck out four while allowing one earned run in 3.2 innings across his three rehab appearances to date. The 27-year-old right-hander, who is working back from a left oblique strain, could be activated from the 15-day injured list for the Mets' series this weekend in Miami.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Lands on injured list
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Nogosek was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a left oblique strain, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Nogosek was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Aug. 16 and had turned in 3.2 innings out of the bullpen while allowing two earned runs since. Jose Butto was promoted in the corresponding move.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Bound for Triple-A
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The Mets optioned Nogosek to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
He was one of three players the Mets moved off the active roster Wednesday to clear room for the two players the team acquired Tuesday (Mychal Givens and Darin Ruf) in addition to Trevor May (triceps), who is back from the 60-day injured list. Nogosek's demotion comes after he was handed the loss Tuesday against the Nationals after yielding three runs on two hits and a hit batsman in one inning out of the bullpen.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Recalled Friday
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Nogosek was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Nogosek made seven relief appearances for the Mets in May and June and logged a 0.71 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 12.2 innings. The right-hander maintained his success in the minors but will likely pitch in lower-leverage situations now that he's back with the Mets.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Sent down Friday
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Nogosek was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.
Nogosek rejoined the Mets' bullpen in late May but will head back to the minors after he gave up four runs on four hits and a walk in 1.2 innings against the Padres on Wednesday. Tylor Megill (biceps) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list to start Friday's game against the Angels.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Back in big-league bullpen
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Nogosek was recalled by the Mets on Friday, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.
Nogosek was optioned Wednesday but is allowed to return just two days later with Travis Jankowski (hand) hitting the injured list. He's thrown 5.2 scoreless innings of relief thus far this season for the Mets.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Recalled from Triple-A
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Nogosek was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse ahead of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.
The 27-year-old was optioned to Syracuse on Thursday, but he'll return Tuesday to operate as the Mets' 27th man for the doubleheader against St. Louis. Nogosek has made one appearance in the big leagues this year, tossing three scoreless innings while walking two batters and striking out three versus the Nationals on May 11.
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Mets' Stephen Nogosek: Heads to minors
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The Mets optioned Nogosek to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Nogosek wouldn't have been available for at least another day or two after striking out three in three scoreless innings out of the bullpen in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to the Nationals, so the Mets will send him back to the minors in favor of a fresh arm. New York called up Jake Reed from Syracuse in a corresponding move.
