Earlier today, the Mets called up right-handed reliever Guillermo Zuñiga to join the bullpen. Zuñiga will wear number 46 for New York. To make room on the roster, the team sent Joey Gerber back to Triple-A.
The Mets signed Zuñiga to a minor league deal back in May. The right-hander last pitched at the major league level for the Angels in 2024, where he posted a 5.09 ERA in 17 2/3 innings. He also pitched for the Cardinals in 2023, where he allowed one earned run on two hits over two innings. He pitched for Colombia
in the WBC this year and allowed four earned runs on five hits over one inning of work in two outings. He owns a 6.23 ERA in 4 1/3 innings for Syracuse and a 1.93 ERA in 9 1/3 innings for Binghamton prior to that.
Gerber started the eighth inning of last night’s 14-3 loss and allowed a three-run home run to Austin Riley. In 8 1/3 innings for New York across three different stints with the club, he has a 4.32 ERA and a 4.19 FIP, with eight strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings. Prior to last night’s effort, he had allowed just one earned run across his previous six appearances for the Mets.
