The New York Mets acquired outfielder Jesse Winker from the Washington Nationals to complete a trade on Sunday morning.
The Nationals received minor league right-hander Tyler Stuart in the trade.
Winker was in the lineup during Washington’s 14-3 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday when news of the reported trade surfaced. He came out of the game in the sixth inning after going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In 101 games with Washington this season, Winker hit .257 with 11 home runs and 45 RBIs.
Winker, 30, has appeared in 711 career games with the Cincinnati Reds (2017-21), Seattle Mariners (2022), Milwaukee Brewers (2023) and Nationals (2024). He has compiled a batting average of .263 during those eight major league seasons, smashing 92 homers to go along with 311 RBIs.
Stuart, 24, is 3-7 with a 3.96 ERA in 17 starts for Double-A Binghamton this season. He has 90 strikeouts in 84 innings.
New York (55-49) enters Sunday holding the third and final wild-card spot in the National League, with the Arizona Diamondbacks just a half-game back. The Mets have won six of their nine games since the All-Star break.
Washington (49-56) is 6 1/2 games behind New York in the wild-card race.
–Field Level Media
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