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Riddle

Riddle was acquired from the Reds in a small trade back in May and didn’t end up making an appearance for the Mets. The 31-year-old journeyman offers some defensive versatility and could wind up landing somewhere this offseason as organizational position player depth.

Riddle was assigned to Triple-A after passing through waivers in April. He’ll go to the Mets and serve as outfield depth. The 30-year-old outfielder was hitting just .208/.250/.365 with three homers across 104 plate appearances in Triple-A.

Riddle was designated for assignment on Tuesday and passed through waivers unclaimed. The versatile 30-year-old owns a rough .223/.261/.354 batting line in 797 career major league plate appearances.

Riddle was up for a handful of games with the Reds after Jonathan India and Mike Moustakas sustained injuries earlier this month. There’s a strong possibility that he passes through waivers unclaimed and remains with the organization.

Riddle will try to help fill the holes on the Reds’ roster after they had to place both Jonathan India (hamstring) and Mike Moustakas (biceps) on the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday night’s game in San Diego.

No The Batman jokes. Riddle was in the Twins organization in 2021, but was outrighted off the roster to end the year. He holds a .223/.261/.355 slash in 793 plate appearances in his career, but does offer some defensive versatility.

Riddle appeared in six games at the major-league level with the Twins this past season and spent most of the year at Triple-A St. Paul. The 30-year-old utility infielder holds a career .223/.261/.355 triple-slash line with 19 big flies and one stolen base across 793 plate appearances in the big leagues.

Riddle cleared waivers after being designated for assignment late last week. He’s appeared in four games with the Twins and will remain in the organization as depth.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster. Riddle has had two hits in six at-bats during his brief time with the Twins.

This is a contact tracing situation, not a positive case. The 29-year-old utilityman had been 2-for-6 with a run scored in limited action this season for Minnesota. Tomas Telis is joining the club in a corresponding move.