With MLB’s non-tender deadline set for Nov. 21, the Mets are set to release one of their depth relievers.
According to The Athletic’s Will Sammon, the Mets are planning to non-tender LHP Danny Young, making him a free agent.
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Young, 31, appeared in 10 games for the Mets this season before undergoing Tommy John surgery in May. Sammon reports that Young started throwing recently and is on pace to return at some point in the first half of the 2026 season.
The Florida native was not arbitration-eligible and was set to make about $820,000 in 2025, according to Spotrac.
The southpaw was drafted in the eighth round by the Blue Jays in 2015 but didn’t appear in the majors until 2022 with the Mariners. That season, he made just three appearances between Seattle and the Braves. He then made eight relief appearances with the Braves in 2023 before going down with an injury. He elected free agency that offseason and the Mets signed him to a minor league contract in 2024.
In his first season with the Mets, Young pitched to a 4.54 ERA across 42 relief appearances.
Young may not be the only player to be non-tendered by Friday’s deadline. There are nine arbitration-eligible players on the Mets’ roster, including Tylor Megill and David Peterson.
