The New York Mets are set to acquire left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for pitchers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster, SNY's Andy Martino reported Friday.

The New York Mets square off with the San Francisco Giants Saturday in the second game of their 3-game series at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

The New York Mets need to add a starting pitcher in the coming days, and they could look to reunite with Luis Severino just months after letting him go.

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It's an encouraging update for New York's farm, as all four prospects saw a rise in their ranking. McLean saw the most considerable leap of ten spots, with Tong jumping up seven, Williams up five, and Benge up four.

Soto, 30, originally signed with the Tigers out of the Dominican Republic and pitched in Detroit from 2019 to 2022. He served as the Tigers’ closer for much of his final two seasons and was selected to the All-Star team in both 2021 and 2022.

The New York Mets acquired the lefty reliever they badly needed with a trade for Baltimore Orioles pitcher Gregory Soto.