July 25 (UPI) -- The New York Mets traded two minor league players to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for left-handed relief pitcher Gregory Soto, the teams announced Friday.
The Orioles will receive right-handed pitchers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster in the swap.
Soto, 30, posted a 3.96 ERA and 0-2 record over 45 appearances this season. The two-time All-Star owns a 4.24 ERA and 13-31 record over 366 career appearances. He also totaled 56 saves over his first seven seasons.
He will join a Mets bullpen that ranks fifth in the National League with a 3.84 ERA. Mets starters own the second-best ERA (3.40) in the National League.
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