The Mets have acquired Baltimore Orioles left-handed reliever Gregory Soto in exchange for pitching prospects Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster on Friday afternoon.

With several teams on the bubble as buyers/sellers, Mets officials view this weekend as a decision point for many. Team brass plans to ramp up the process beginning Sunday night, when more specific trade targets and scenarios will start being discussed among club officials.

Major League Baseball's trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday (July 31), meaning that teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The Mariners made the first notable transaction of the mad season on Thursday night,

The Orioles will be operating as sellers ahead of Thursday’s 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline. The speculation surrounding the club’s potential strategy turned into confirmation with a move that was made Friday afternoon.

With six days before the MLB trade deadline, the New York Mets have landed on the board by trading for relief pitcher Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, SNY's Andy Martinio reported. ESPN's Jeff Passan confirmed the news.

And yet they sit just half a game out of first place in the NL East and hold the second wild-card spot, behind only the Cubs (-554 to make the playoffs, per Caesars). A plethora of pitcher injuries have left the Mets short on arms at times.

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And here we go! With six days remaining before the July 31 MLB trade deadline, the New York Mets got things going on Friday by acquiring left-handed relief pit

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Regardless of how far the Cardinals go at the deadline, if it's a full-blown fire sale or a soft sell, Maton is likely to be involved. He's a stereotypical rental reliever and would make for a solid deadline pickup from a team looking to contend this season.

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