Mets add fresh arm to bullpen by calling up Sulser while Ramírez designated for assignment

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:51 PM CDT Monday, Apr. 8, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Looking to add a fresh arm to their bullpen, the New York Mets designated right-hander Yohan Ramírez for assignment and selected the contract of right-hander Cole Sulser from Triple-A Syracuse.

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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said the roster move was necessary because right-hander Julio Teheran was to have his pitch count restricted in his debut with the team on Monday night against the Atlanta Braves. Teheran, 33, signed with New York on Friday.

Ramírez was 0-1 with an 11.81 ERA in three games. He threw two innings on Saturday, allowing four hits and five runs at Cincinnati and so would not have been available on Monday night.

New York Mets pitcher Yohan Ramírez (46) speaks with catcher Omar Narváez (2) at the pitcher's mound after a wild pitch allowed Cincinnati Reds' Jake Fraley (not shown) to reach first base during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

“The challenging part when we left camp was we knew we had some pitchers who were out of options, so now here we are,” Mendoza said. “… I hate it.”

Sulser pitched six scoreless innings for the Mets in spring training. He allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings for Arizona in 2023. In five seasons with Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Miami and Arizona, Sulser is 7-13 with a 3.87 ERA in 129 games, all in relief.