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Gerber

The Mets need a fresh arm in the bullpen, so Gerber will get the call as a short-term addition. He could head back to the minors as soon as Kodai Senga (back) rejoins the rotation at the beginning of next week.

Gerber was recalled on Saturday but did not pitch for the Mets. He’ll now head back to the minors.

Gerber has been summoned back to the majors to fortify New York’s bullpen for a couple days until the club needs to fill Clay Holmes’ rotation spot. The 29-year-old righty fired two scoreless frames in his lone appearance for the Mets last month before hitting the injured list with a blister.

Gerber was called up over the weekend to fortify New York’s bullpen and heads to the shelf after making one relief appearance where he struck out five over two scoreless frames. He should be ready to return in late April.

Gerber, 28, wasn’t pitching that well at the Triple-A level, registering a 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 5/1 K/BB ratio over his five innings of work. He’ll work in a middle relief role for the Mets. Veteran right-hander Luis García was designated for assignment in a corresponding move on Sunday.

Mauricio had hit .313/.389/.531 in Spring Training, but it wasn’t quite enough to hold on to him in a utility role. He’ll start at Syracuse and look to get back to the bigs in the near-term future. Mauricio hit .323/.384/.508 in 73 minor league plate appearances last year, including .515/.564/.818 in Syracuse for 39 plate appearances.

Gerber was designated for assignment on Monday, so the Rays were able to facilitate a trade for him instead of just outright losing him. The 28-year-old posted a 2.08 ERA in 4 1/3 innings for the Rays last season but had a 6.23 ERA in 43 1/3 innings at Triple-A. He’s just organizational depth for the Mets.

You’d be excused for not knowing any of these players were even on Tampa Bay’s 40-man roster; the five pitchers combined to throw 6 1/3 innings for the Rays last season and Fairchild was hurt one day after being acquired from the Braves in July. Faedo, who was acquired from the Tigers in February, ended up missing the entire season with shoulder problems after a rehab assignment in July went badly.

Gerber threw 35 pitches on Tuesday, allowing one run on three hits in 2 1/3 innings. He has a 2.08 ERA in 4 1/3 innings with the Rays, but will be sent down so the team can bring up a fresh arm in the bullpen.

The 28-year-old has a 6.09 ERA in 44 1/3 innings for the Rays in Triple-A this year, but the Rays need fresh arms in their bullpen. He has not been in the big leagues since throwing 15 2/3 innings for the Mariners back in 2020.