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Pitcher Dan Hammer, a longtime Baltimore Orioles farmhand who spent last year with the Tampa Bay Rays’ Double-A affiliate, is staying on the East Coast in 2026.
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According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets are in agreement with Hammer on a minor league contract for 2026.
Hammer, 28, went 2-4 with a 6.57 ERA in 31 games (one start) for the Rays-affiliated Montgomery Biscuits in 2025.
The right-hander posted an unsightly 2.113 WHIP (52 hits, 40 walks in 38.1 innings) but also struck out 40.
In 140 career minor league games in the Rays and Orioles (2019-24) systems, Hammer has 208 walks and 303 strikeouts across 249.2 innings.
Hammer was selected by the Rays in the minor league phase of the 2024 Rule 5 draft. After struggling in his only season with the Biscuits, Hammer became a free agent.
Now he’ll try to advance in his career with a Mets team that lost closer Edwin Diaz to the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency and is also expected to be without left-hander A.J. Minter to start the 2026 season as he continues his surgery rehab.
Pitching coach Cam Lanzilli posted a video of a free agent showcase in which Hammer touched 97.5 mph with his four-seam fastball, and noted he added a two-seamer and a sweeper in the offseason.
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According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets are in agreement with Hammer on a minor league contract for 2026.
Hammer, 28, went 2-4 with a 6.57 ERA in 31 games (one start) for the Rays-affiliated Montgomery Biscuits in 2025.
The right-hander posted an unsightly 2.113 WHIP (52 hits, 40 walks in 38.1 innings) but also struck out 40.
In 140 career minor league games in the Rays and Orioles (2019-24) systems, Hammer has 208 walks and 303 strikeouts across 249.2 innings.
Hammer was selected by the Rays in the minor league phase of the 2024 Rule 5 draft. After struggling in his only season with the Biscuits, Hammer became a free agent.
Now he’ll try to advance in his career with a Mets team that lost closer Edwin Diaz to the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency and is also expected to be without left-hander A.J. Minter to start the 2026 season as he continues his surgery rehab.
Pitching coach Cam Lanzilli posted a video of a free agent showcase in which Hammer touched 97.5 mph with his four-seam fastball, and noted he added a two-seamer and a sweeper in the offseason.
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