The NEW York Yankees and New York Mets made an unusual cross-town trade on Friday.
It has been reported that the New York Mets have acquired New York Yankees catcher Luis Torrens in exchange for cash considerations.
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SNY Andy Martino first reported the trade that sent Torrens to the Mets.
In a corresponding move, the Mets designated catcher Omar Narvaez for assignment.
Torrens is batting .279 with five home runs and an .807 OPS for the Yankees’ Triple-A team, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, this season.
He has not appeared for the big league club in 2024.
Torrens, 28, has played in 269 career MLB games for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs since making his major league debut in 2017.
The Mets sent the Yankees $100,000 for him, Martino said.
The Yankees did not have room for Torrens on their MLB roster, as the team employs a duo of Jose Trevino and Austin Wells.
Torrens will replace Narvaez, who is a nine-year veteran and has hit just .154 in 28 games.
Narvaez, 32, was making $7 million this season as a backup catcher and was being outplayed by Tomas Nido.
The Mets will also soon welcome injured starting catcher Francisco Alvarez.
It was revealed that the Yankees and Mets have made just 16 trades between them since the latter became an MLB franchise in 1962.
The last trade occurred in 2022, when the Yankees traded Joely Rodriguez to the Mets for Miguel Castro.
The Mets also made additional moves on Friday when the team sent rookie pitcher Christian Scott and third baseman Brett Baty to the minors while also promoting infielder Jose Iglesias.
Fans were confused by Scott’s demotion, as the 24-year-old posted a 3.90 ERA in five starts while striking out 25 in 27.2 innings.
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But ESPN insider Jeff Passan explained that the Mets will call up Scott soon and made the demotion since the team has extra days off because of games in London. next month and wants to keep the rookie’s “season-long innings total” in check.
As for Baty, the 2019 first-round pick has hit just .128 since May 6.
The Mets are in the midst of a 5-15 slump that has dropped them to a 23-33 record.
They are fourth in the NL East and are just 3.5 games ahead of the measly 20-39 Miami Marlins.
New York will face the Arizona Diamondbacks at home on Friday night.
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