US EditionMets Jettison Jeff McNeil in Trade to A’s, Follows Departures of Alonso, Nimmo and Díaz
- ESPN's Jeff Passan first broke the trade Monday, saying the Oakland Athletics are acquiring second baseman Jeff McNeil from the New York Mets, who will receive Yordan Rodriguez and $5.75 million to help cover McNeil's $15.75 million salary.
- Amid a sweeping offseason, the Mets overhaul their roster after missing the playoffs despite MLB's second-highest payroll, with David Stearns showing the door to veterans including Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, and Edwin Díaz.
- A former NL batting champion, Jeff McNeil hit.243 with 12 home runs and 54 RBIs in 122 games in 2025 and totaled 923 games,.284/.351/.428, 80 HR, 367 RBIs with the Mets.
- Moving McNeil will make him the Athletics' immediate favorite at second base in Sacramento, while the trade opens a path in Queens for Mets prospects Carson Benge and Jett Williams next year.
- Part of a broader offseason, the move follows McNeil's drop to.243 in 2025, as Stearns bets on Rodriguez and absorbs salary amid four longest‑tenured departed players.
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By Janie McCauley - The Mets parted ways with another key player as part of their restructuring, sending second baseman Jeff McNeil to the Athletics on Monday for Cuban minor league right-hander Yordan Rodriguez in a deal that left pitcher David Peterson as the longest-tenured player on the team. New York will send up to $7.75 million to the A's to offset some of the remaining $17.75 million on McNeil's four-year, $50 million contract. McNeil fo…
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Mets trade 2-time All-Star Jeff McNeil to Athletics
The New York Mets continued their winter overhaul Monday, trading longtime utilityman Jeff McNeil and cash to the Athletics for teenage right-hander Yordan Rodriguez.
Mets trade Jeff McNeil, cash for minor league pitcher: source
David Stearns has effectively taken a wrecking ball to the Mets core. The team traded former NL batting champ Jeff McNeil to the A’s on Monday, a source confirmed to the Daily News. It appears to be a bigger move for the A’s than the Mets. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Amazin’s are receiving only 17-year-old A-ball pitcher Yordan Rodriguez, a right-hander out of Cuba who pitched eight games in the Dominican Summer League last year, while …
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Mets jettison Jeff McNeil in trade to A's, follows departures of Alonso, Nimmo and Díaz
The New York Mets have jettisoned another core player as part of their retooling, trading second baseman Jeff McNeil to the Athletics for minor league right-hander Yordan Rodriguez.
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