Mets Trade Minter to Twins for Two Prospects
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- Mets agreed to send left-handed reliever A.J. Minter to the Twins for two minor league infielders Thursday night, the first of several anticipated deadline moves before Monday.
- Twins acquire Minter to address a bullpen ranked among the worst in the majors; they sit one game behind Cleveland for the final AL wild card, trail the White Sox by three games in the AL Central, and lead the AL in runs scored.
- Minter, 32, has a 2.35 ERA in 23 innings this season after missing most of 2025 with a lat tear that required surgery, though his fastball velocity dipped from 94.5 mph to 93 mph and his strikeout rate fell from 32.6% to 21.7%.
- New York receives 19-year-old Bruin Agbayani — son of former Met Benny Agbayani — who has played just 10 games this season due to a shoulder injury, and 23-year-old Billy Amick, batting .217 with 23 homers and an .820 OPS in 86 games at Double-A.
- Minter spent eight seasons with the Braves (3.28 ERA in 348⅔ innings) and was on Atlanta's 2021 World Series championship team; the Mets signed him before 2025 on a two-year, $22 million deal with a 2026 player option.
- Brooks Raley acknowledged his likely departure after throwing 1⅔ scoreless innings in the Mets' 4-2 win over Miami, with right-handers Clay Holmes and Freddy Peralta also expected to be traded.
Why it matters: The Mets, last in the NL East after entering the season with World Series aspirations, are selling off expiring contracts — Minter is the first of several expected departures before Monday's deadline. For the Twins, whose AL-leading offense has them one game out of a wild-card spot, Minter addresses a bullpen ranked among the worst in baseball.
