Speedy center fielder Jose Siri was acquired by the New York Mets from the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday for reliever Eric Orze.
The 29-year-old Siri batted .187 with 18 home runs, 47 RBIs and a .620 OPS in a career-high 130 games this year for the Rays, who obtained him from Houston in August 2022. He has a .210 average with 54 homers, 136 RBIs and a .674 OPS in four seasons with the Astros and Rays.
Siri also has 43 career stolen bases in 56 attempts, and he ranked second among major league outfielders this year with 17 outs above average.