The Mets are signing right-handed reliever Mike Baumann, according to a report Wednesday by the New York Post’s Jon Heyman.
Baumann, 30, spent the 2025 season with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Tokyo Yakult Swallows. In 15 IP over 16 games, Baumann went 0-2 with a 4.20 ERA and one hold. He allowed eight runs (seven earned) on 17 hits (three homers) while striking out 19 and walking 12.
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The veteran Baumann was most recently in MLB for the 2024 season when he split his time with the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels, and Miami Marlins. In 58.1 IP across 57 games, Baumann was 3-1 with a 5.55 ERA and 1.49 WHIP.
The Marlins were the end of the road for the righty as they claimed Baumann off waivers on Aug. 25, 2024. There, he posted a 6.59 ERA and 1.32 WHIP in 13.2 IP through 11 games.
Before the 2024 season, Baumann spent most of his career with the Orioles. Baltimore designated him for assignment on May 18, 2024, and he was traded four days later, with catcher Michael Pérez going to Seattle for catcher Blake Hunt.
Baumann’s best season was 2023, his last full year in Baltimore, when he went 10-1 with a 3.76 ERA and 1.31 WHIP in 64.2 IP over 60 games. He made his MLB debut Sept. 7, 2021, allowing one run (unearned) on two hits in 3.2 IP of relief for the Orioles’ 7-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals and getting the nod as the winning pitcher.
The Orioles selected Baumann from Jacksonville University with the No. 98 overall pick in the third round of the 2017 MLB Draft.