Right-hander Luke Weaver revealed he wanted to stay with the New York Mets after the trade deadline this season.

Trading away eight major leaguers at the deadline might have fired up the Mets, while the Guardians are making it a race in the AL Central.

The New York Mets traded right-handed starter Freddy Peralta to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. The move bolsters a Rays rotation that entered the day ranked third in the American League in ERA and nets New York a trio of prospects in right-hander Gary Gill Hill, infielder Émilien Pitre and outfielder Aidan Smith.

CLEVELAND – All it took was a trade deadline overhaul to get the Mets on track. Whether it was balls exploding beyond the fence or unproven relievers emerging, the Mets had their act together for three straight days,

Some of the Mets’ Trade Deadline additions joined the lineup at High-A Brooklyn this week, and three of them helped guide the Cyclones to a 10-8 victory over Wilmington at Frawley Stadium on Wednesday.

Keith Hernandez seemed to realize the error of his words immediately.

The New York Mets will pay more than $8.1 million to Pittsburgh as part of this week's trade that sent pitcher Luke Weaver to the Pirates for minor league infielder Sammy Stafura, covering most of the nearly $13.