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The New York Mets received an update on outfielder Luis Robert Jr.<\/p>\n
The New York Mets<\/a> have made a plethora of roster moves this weekend. Likely as a result of their recent trades, which featured David Stearns offloading pitcher Freddy Peralta<\/a> (to the Rays) and AJ Minter (to the Twins<\/a>), several players have been designated for assignment.<\/p>\n The Mets are coming off a four-game series with the Miami Marlins<\/a>, where they lost three of four to the Fish.<\/p>\n One of the players who was designated for assignment was Joey Gerber<\/a>.<\/p>\n Instead of going through the usual DFA limbo process, the New York Mets went ahead and immediately cut ties with the 29-year-old pitcher.<\/p>\n More MLB<\/a> on Heavy: New York Mets Claim 26-Year-Old Catcher from Pirates<\/a><\/p>\n New York Mets Release Joey Gerber GettySEATTLE, WASHINGTON \u2013 JUNE 03: Luis Torrens<\/a> #13 and Joey Gerber #56 of the New York Mets celebrate their win against the Seattle Mariners<\/a> at T-Mobile Park on June 03, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Mere hours after designating Joey Gerber for assignment, the New York Mets went ahead and just outright released Joey Gerber from their organization.<\/p>\n MLB.com\u2019s transactions tracker reflects the roster decision:<\/p>\n \u201cNew York Mets released RHP Joey Gerber<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Joey Gerber is now free to sign with any MLB team that may welcome his services.<\/p>\n Usually when a player is DFA\u2019d, they aren\u2019t immediately released by the club, but instead get a chance to pass through waivers to see if another club wants their services, or the club who DFA\u2019d the player will try and work out a trade. However, neither of those scenarios happened in this case, and instead, the Mets front office decided to immediately cut ties with Gerber.<\/p>\n Because it\u2019s the MLB trade deadline season, it\u2019s likely that there will be many more releases taking place across the league.<\/p>\n Gerber pitched 8.1 innings for the New York Mets this season and allowed four earned runs in the process. He\u2019s pitched in parts of 3 MLB seasons (with the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays<\/a>).<\/p>\n More MLB on Heavy: Detroit Tigers Announce Roster Decisions on Newly-Acquired Players in Tarik Skubal Trade<\/a><\/p>\n Looking at Joey Gerber\u2019s MLB Career GettyATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 JULY 4: Joey Gerber #56 of the New York Mets delivers during the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves<\/a> at Truist Park on July 4, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Casey Sykes\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Joey Gerber made his MLB debut in 2020. The Mariners drafted him in the 8th round of the 2018 MLB draft. After his 2020 debut, Gerber had a four-year hiatus from MLB.<\/p>\n Over just 28.1 career innings, he\u2019s posted an ERA of 3.81 with 18 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.094.<\/p>\n His lifetime FIP of 4.32 suggests that his career ERA should be a little more inflated than that 3.81 mark.<\/p>\n More MLB on Heavy: Philadelphia Phillies\u2019 Alec Bohm Decision Gets Attention After Dodgers\u2019 Skubal Trade<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTJ French<\/a> covers the MLB for Heavy. TJ is a graduate of the University of Georgia. He has 2+ years of writing experience.
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