The Mets have claimed 29-year-old right-handed relief pitcher Penn Murfee off waivers from the Mariners. Murfee made his major league debut in 2022 and had a solid rookie season, started the 2023 season in the Mariners’ bullpen, and underwent Tommy John surgery in June. That ended his season and will likely delay his return to a major league mound until sometime in the middle of the 2024 season.
As a rookie last year, Murfee threw 69.1 innings out of the bullpen with a 2.99 ERA, a 3.10 FIP, a 27.9 percent strikeout rate, and a 6.