Recently Released Mets Hurler Reportedly Signs With National League Foe

The right-hander has a new opportunity out West

Scott Neville | Jun 17, 2023

Recently Released Mets Hurler Reportedly Signs With National League Foe /

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A former New York Mets hurler has found a new home on the other side of the country.

Free agent pitcher Stephen Nogosek has signed a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks," WooSox beat writer Andrew Parker tweeted Friday. "Nogosek became a free agent after turning down an outright minor league assignment by the New York Mets earlier this week."

Nogosek posted a 5.61 ERA with a 25-to-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .280 batting average against and 1.64 WHIP in 25 2/3 innings for the Mets this season.

It's rare for a player of his caliber to refuse a demotion back to Triple-A. He either wanted a fresh start elsewhere or was under a fairly asinine idea in thinking he deserved to stick in the big leagues and would find another suiter.

Regardless of his thought process, he did in fact end up in Triple-A and will have a chance to retool his approach and potentially help the surging Diamondbacks down the line.

Arizona came out of nowhere this season to capture a three-game lead in the National League West with a highly impressive 42-28 record. If Nogosek can find something and make his way back to the majors with them, he'll be in the heat of a playoff run.

The Mets however, will have to scratch and claw their way back into contention after a disappointing start to the season.

Published Jun 17, 2023

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville is the publisher of Inside The Red Sox and Inside The Cardinals, as seen on Sports Illustrated. Before running his own sites, Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." Now Neville is adding the New York market to his arsenal as well as Boston and St. Louis. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu