Report: Mets trade Jeff McNeil to Athletics

 

Jeff McNeil 2020 Topps Archives Card

According to Jeff Passan on X, the New York Mets have dealt Jeff McNeil to the Athletics.  Along with McNeil the Mets are sending $5.75 million (to help cover his $15.75 million salary; the Mets also would pay his $2 million buyout if his option isn't exercised).

Mets receive: 18 Year old RHP Yordan Rodriguez.

Jeff McNeil Stats:

Standard Batting Table

Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2018	26	NYM	NL	3.0	63	248	225	35	74	11	6	3	19	7	1	14	24	.329	.381	.471	.852	138	.386	147	106	2	5	4	0	1	4/H5	ROY-6
2019	27	NYM	NL	5.2	133	567	510	83	162	38	1	23	75	5	6	35	75	.318	.384	.531	.916	143	.389	149	271	5	21	0	1	2	7945/H	AS
2020	28	NYM	NL	1.5	52	209	183	19	57	14	0	4	23	0	2	20	24	.311	.383	.454	.836	130	.366	135	83	3	3	0	3	2	74/59DH
2021	29	NYM	NL	1.4	120	426	386	48	97	19	1	7	35	3	0	29	58	.251	.319	.360	.679	87	.308	88	139	10	10	0	1	0	47H/5D
2022	30	NYM	NL	5.9	148	589	533	73	174	39	1	9	62	4	0	40	61	.326	.382	.454	.836	140	.365	137	242	6	11	0	5	1	479/DH5	AS,MVP-15,SS
2023	31	NYM	NL	2.4	156	648	585	75	158	25	4	10	55	10	0	39	65	.270	.333	.378	.711	97	.320	98	221	5	18	3	3	0	497/H836
2024	32	NYM	NL	1.6	129	472	424	57	101	26	0	12	44	5	1	35	68	.238	.308	.384	.692	96	.308	98	163	6	9	1	3	1	*497/H
2025	33	NYM	NL	2.0	122	462	399	42	97	21	5	12	54	3	0	49	55	.243	.335	.411	.746	111	.333	113	164	5	8	2	4	4	487D/H93
8 Yrs				23.0	923	3621	3245	432	920	193	18	80	367	37	10	261	430	.284	.351	.428	.779	117	.344	118	1389	42	85	10	20	11	479H58D/36
162 Game Avg				4.0	162	636	570	76	161	34	3	14	64	6	2	46	75	.284	.351	.428	.779	117	.344	118	244	7	15	2	4	2

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/22/2025.

Yordan Rodriguez Stats:

Register Pitching

Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2025	17	-1.5	Athletics	DOSL	FRk	ATH	2	0	1.000	2.93	2.93	8	1	4	0	0	0	15.1	11	5	5	1	8	0	20	0	0	2	63	1.239	6.5	0.6	4.7	11.7	2.50
All Levels (1 Season)							2	0	1.000	2.93	2.93	8	1	4	0	0	0	15.1	11	5	5	1	8	0	20	0	0	2	63	1.239	6.5	0.6	4.7	11.7	2.50

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/22/2025.

Rodríguez is 17 years old and signed for $400K out of Cuba.

He was considered by @BaseballAmerica as "20 Top Pitching Prospects From The 2025 International Signing Class" back in September. #LGM https://t.co/vGUDh7NZ57

— Justin Rocke (@JustinRocke) December 22, 2025

New @mets RHP Yordan Rodriguez hails from El Salvador, Cuba. In 2025 he pitched 15.1 innings in the DSL striking out 20. He'll be 18 years old next month and is listed at 6'3" 190 #Mets

— Daniel Wexler (@WexlerRules) December 22, 2025

From June via @BaseballAmerica https://t.co/aa9iEfzp1s #Mets pic.twitter.com/IGovy9dF8g

— Daniel Wexler (@WexlerRules) December 22, 2025

Cuban right-hander pitcher Yordan Rodriguez officially signed with the Athletics.

Bonus deal: $400,000.

Trained by Yuan Pino Academy. SP potential with a 91-94 MPH fastball, changeup and slider plus. pic.twitter.com/M1nzTexYUz

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) January 17, 2025