4/26/26: Mets Roster Moves - Mets sign OF Austin Slater, DFA Tommy Pham

 

According to Will Sammon on X, the new York Mets have signed Outfielder Austin Slater.  Slater was designated for assignment by Miami on Friday, April 24th.  The 33 year old is a 10-year MLB vet.  He is a Right Handed Bat and Glove that has 235 games in Center Field, 203 games in Left Field, 196 games in Right Field and 30 games at 1B.  

To make room for Slater, they designated Tommy Pham for assignment. 

Austin Slater 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
2017	24	SFG	NL	0.2	34	127	117	15	33	3	1	3	16	0	0	8	29	.282	.339	.402	.740	95	.329	97	47	3	2	0	0	0	7/9H58
2018	25	SFG	NL	-0.2	74	225	199	21	50	6	1	1	23	7	0	20	69	.251	.333	.307	.640	81	.305	83	61	5	5	0	1	2	73H9
2019	26	SFG	NL	0.7	68	192	168	20	40	9	3	5	21	1	0	22	59	.238	.333	.417	.750	99	.334	104	70	1	2	0	0	1	9H/374
2020	27	SFG	NL	0.9	31	104	85	18	24	2	1	5	7	8	1	16	22	.282	.408	.506	.914	151	.407	151	43	2	2	1	0	0	D/9H7
2021	28	SFG	NL	1.4	129	306	274	39	66	12	1	12	32	15	2	28	84	.241	.320	.423	.744	101	.336	101	116	7	4	0	0	2	*8H79/1D
2022	29	SFG	NL	1.6	125	325	277	49	73	15	2	7	34	12	1	40	89	.264	.366	.408	.774	121	.356	125	113	9	6	0	2	0	*8H79/D
2023	30	SFG	NL	0.8	89	207	185	24	50	9	0	5	20	2	2	20	58	.270	.348	.400	.748	108	.339	117	74	2	2	0	0	0	H87/9D
2024	31	3TM	2LG	-0.3	84	212	177	24	37	4	0	2	18	3	2	26	60	.209	.321	.266	.586	72	.279	79	47	5	5	0	4	0	9H78/D
2024	31	2TM	NL	-0.7	51	133	108	14	20	1	0	1	12	2	1	18	37	.185	.308	.222	.530	56	.260	63	24	3	3	0	4	0	9H7/8D
2024	31	SFG	NL	-0.3	43	112	90	12	18	1	0	1	9	2	1	16	31	.200	.330	.244	.575	70	.280	80	22	3	3	0	3	0	9H/78D
2024	31	CIN	NL	-0.4	8	21	18	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	6	.111	.190	.111	.302	-14	.151	-26	2	0	0	0	1	0	/87H9D
2024	31	BAL	AL	0.4	33	79	69	10	17	3	0	1	6	1	1	8	23	.246	.342	.333	.675	98	.311	105	23	2	2	0	0	0	79H/8
2025	32	2TM	AL	-0.1	65	160	148	22	32	6	1	5	13	1	0	11	51	.216	.270	.372	.642	78	.289	80	55	6	0	1	0	0	79H/D813
2025	32	CHW	AL	0.3	51	135	123	20	29	6	1	5	11	1	0	11	35	.236	.299	.423	.721	100	.316	100	52	5	0	1	0	0	H97/D83
2025	32	NYY	AL	-0.4	14	25	25	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	16	.120	.120	.120	.240	-32	.142	-25	3	1	0	0	0	0	/79H1
2026	33	MIA	NL	-0.1	12	28	23	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	9	.174	.286	.174	.460	33	.237	32	4	0	0	0	1	0	/9H
10 Yrs				4.9	711	1886	1653	233	409	66	10	45	185	50	8	195	530	.247	.335	.381	.717	99	.328	103	630	40	28	2	8	5	H8793D/145
162 Game Avg				1.1	162	430	377	53	93	15	2	10	42	11	2	44	121	.247	.335	.381	.717	99	.328	103	144	9	6	0	2	1
SFG (8 Yrs)				5.0	593	1598	1395	198	354	57	9	39	162	47	7	170	441	.254	.344	.391	.736	103	.336	107	546	32	26	1	6	5	8H793D/145
CHW (1 Yr)				0.3	51	135	123	20	29	6	1	5	11	1	0	11	35	.236	.299	.423	.721	100	.316	100	52	5	0	1	0	0	H97/D83
BAL (1 Yr)				0.4	33	79	69	10	17	3	0	1	6	1	1	8	23	.246	.342	.333	.675	98	.311	105	23	2	2	0	0	0	79H/8
NYY (1 Yr)				-0.4	14	25	25	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	16	.120	.120	.120	.240	-32	.142	-25	3	1	0	0	0	0	/79H1
MIA (1 Yr)				-0.1	12	28	23	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	9	.174	.286	.174	.460	33	.237	32	4	0	0	0	1	0	/9H
CIN (1 Yr)				-0.4	8	21	18	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	6	.111	.190	.111	.302	-14	.151	-26	2	0	0	0	1	0	/87H9D
NL (9 Yrs)				4.6	613	1647	1436	201	360	57	9	39	166	48	7	176	456	.251	.341	.384	.726	101	.332	104	552	32	26	1	8	5	8H973D/145
AL (2 Yrs)				0.3	98	239	217	32	49	9	1	6	19	2	1	19	74	.226	.294	.359	.654	84	.296	89	78	8	2	1	0	0	79H/8D13

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Generated 4/26/2026.