Coonrod to the Mets

Relief pitcher Sam Coonrod, who was recently released by the Philadelphia Phillies, has been claimed off waivers by the New York Mets.

Coonrod was designated for assignment when the Phillies signed Josh Harrison to a one-year deal for a reported $2 million.

The 30-year-old Coonrod is 7-5 with five saves, a 5.27 ERA (57 earned runs in 97 1/3 innings) and 95 strikeouts in 105 combined Major League games between the San Francisco Giants (2019-2020) and Phillies (2021-2022).

Coonrod appeared in 12 games for the Phillies last season largely because of a strained right shoulder. He was 2-2 with two saves and a 4.04 ERA (19 earned runs in 42 1/3 innings) in 42 games for the Phillies in ‘21.