Chasen Shreve

The Mets’ most productive relief pitcher from 2021, Aaron Loup, left via free agency this past offseason, leaving big shoes to fill in the team’s bullpen. Not only was New York losing one of its best relievers, but it was losing a great lefty on their pitching staff as well.

Shreve (1-0) earned the win in relief, pitching two perfect innings and striking out two in a 5-0 win Sunday over Arizona. Shreve entered the game in the sixth inning with the score 0-0 after a leadoff double knocked Trevor Williams out of the game. Shreve retired all six batters he faced and became the pitcher of record when the Mets' offense exploded for five runs. The journeyman reliever has now pitched four perfect innings in a row, striking out six in that span.

The Mets selected Shreve's contract from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday. New York opened a spot on the 40-man roster for Shreve by designating pitcher Jordan Yamamoto for assignment. Shreve earned his spot in the Mets' Opening Day bullpen after tossing four no-hit innings and striking out six during the Grapefruit League season.

Veteran left-handed reliever Chasen Shreve has been informed that he’ll make the Mets’ Opening Day roster, Shreve himself tells Tim Healey of Newsday (Twitter link). Shreve signed a minor league deal back on March 17. This’ll be Shreve’s second stint with the Mets, and it’s a well-earned roster...

Shreve told Tim Healey of Newsday on Monday that the Mets have informed him that he's made their Opening Day roster. The Mets will likely make the move official within the next couple of days when Shreve's contract is purchased from the minors. Shreve, who was attending camp as a non-roster invitee, earned his way on the roster after striking out six and permitting just one walk in four no-hit innings during Grapefruit League play. The 31-year-old lefty is back for his second stint with the Mets, after he split the 2018 campaign between New York and St. Louis. He was most recently part of the Pirates organization in 2021, logging 57 appearances for the big club and compiling a 3.20 ERA and 1.26 WHIP over 56.1 innings.

PORT ST. LUCIE — It will be impossible to replace Aaron Loup, who finished with an ERA below 1.00 last season, but the Mets have options. Unless they ignore those options and opt not to even try to fill his cleats. “Nobody said we have to carry a left-hander,”...

Shreve signed a minor-league contract with the Mets on Wednesday that includes an invite to major-league spring training, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports. Shreve made 57 relief appearances for the Pirates in 2021 and logged 11 holds while posting a 3.20 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 56.1 innings. He'll rejoin the Mets after making 17 appearances for the club during the 2020 campaign, and he'll make $1.5 million if he earns a major-league roster spot at some point.

The roster shake-up continued for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday as seven players were outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis, and six players returned to the 40-man roster from the 60-day injured list. In a tweet, the Pirates announced the following players were removed from the 40-man roster:. In addition to the...

Shreve declined an outright assignment to the minors Saturday and elected free agency. Shreve finished with a 3.20 ERA in 56.1 innings of relief this season, but his peripherals don't support that number very well, as he struck out a career-low 19.1 percent of opposing batters while walking 11.9 percent. Still, as a competent enough lefty reliever, he should be able to find work on the open market.

Shreve (3-3) gave up two runs on a hit and a walk in two-thirds of an inning to take the loss and a blown save versus the Cubs on Wednesday. The southpaw allowed Trayce Thompson and Frank Schwindel to reach base in the seventh inning, and Nick Mears allowed both inherited runners to score on a Willson Contreras double. It's the second time in four appearances Shreve has taken a blown save and a loss. He has a solid 3.25 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 44:28 K:BB through 55.1 innings while adding 11 holds this year while mainly working in the middle innings.

Shreve (3-2) allowed three runs on two hits and a walk with a strikeout in one inning Friday, taking the loss versus Philadelphia. The southpaw didn't have his best stuff and he paid for it, allowing a three-run home run to Didi Gregorius in the seventh inning. Shreve has been effective for much of this season with a 3.08 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 41:27 K:BB -- the elevated walk rate is the only real concern. He's added eight holds in 53 appearances, but he's rarely seen a truly high-leverage role.

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s literally been a running joke in the Pirates bullpen. That since his Pirates debut on May 12, no Pittsburgh reliever has jogged to the mound more frequently than Chasen Shreve, who had made 29 appearances between that date and Saturday’s game against the Giants at Oracle Park, the sixth-most in all of baseball.

The last time Pirates right-hander Kyle Crick took the mound, it was an uncharacteristically bad outing. It was Sunday against the Chicago Cubs. Staked to a 6-2 lead entering the ninth inning, Crick hit the first batter he faced, then unfurled a wild pitch during the next at-bat before walking that hitter, too. He was able to induce a fly out after that before being pulled early to make way for closer Richard Rodriguez. This from a reliever who, in his previous 11 outings this season, had walked just five batters and hit only one other.

With injuries to Zack Britton and Justin Wilson, the New York Yankees could be hurting for left-handed relievers to start the season. No one knows that role better than former Yankees and New York Mets reliever Chasen Shreve, who appears destined to be included on the Opening Day roster of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Shreve was sent to minor-league camp Monday. Shreve was in camp as a non-roster invitee, attempting to win a bullpen spot. He had a good spring, posting a 3.86 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in 9.1 innings, but that evidently wasn't enough to earn him a job.

The Pirates are in agreement with left-hander Chasen Shreve on a minor league contract, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. The deal will guarantee him $1.5M if he makes Pittsburgh’s MLB roster, per Passan. The Pirates have since announced the move. Shreve, 30, is coming off a decent 2020 season with...