ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 21: Aaron Loup #15 of the Tampa Bay Rays delivers the pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning in Game Two of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 21, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
On Wednesday afternoon the New York Mets signed free agent left-handed reliever Aaron Loup to a one-year deal in what is a much-needed move for the bullpen after missing out on fellow southpaw reliever Brad Hand.
The 33-year old Loup is coming off of a great season against left-handed hitters in 2020 with the Tampa Bay Rays in which he dominated to a .