The Mets announced that they have selected left-hander Jefry Yan to their 40-man roster and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse. That usually indicates the player had some kind of opt-out or upward mobility clause in his contract. The Mets had two 40-man vacancies, so Yan can fill one of those without a corresponding move.
Yan, 29, gets a big league roster spot for the first time. He didn’t take a straight line to get there. He was signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Angels back in 2013. He pitched in the Dominican Summer League for that club in 2014 and 2015 but Tommy John surgery wiped out his 2016 and he was released in 2017. Yan caught on the with Marlins and spent several years in their system before signing with Japan’s Seibu Lions ahead of the 2024 campaign. He pitched well enough there to get a minor league look with the 2025 Rockies but never received a call to the majors.
More to come.
