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Young will rejoin the bullpen 10 days after being sent down. He has a 5.11 ERA in 13 relief appearances for the Mets this season.

Young has been up-and-down from Syracuse to Flushing quite a bit in 2024, and it’s unlikely to stop over the summer months. He’s sent down to make room for Matt Festa, who had his contract selected in the corresponding transaction.

Young returns to the fold as part of New York’s relief corps ahead of Saturday’s game against the Cubs with reliable veteran Sean Reid-Foley landing back on the injured list with another right shoulder impingement. The 30-year-old southpaw has looked sharp in nine relief appearances this season for the Mets.

Young gets dropped in spite of a 1.00 ERA through nine innings. It was going to be either he or Dedniel Nuñez, who has a 2.30 ERA in 15 2/3 innings. Reed Garrett is the Mets’ only other optionable reliever, and he wasn’t a candidate for demotion.

Young will be called up to take Jorge Lopez’s spot on the roster. The 30-year-old left-hander has been good in 2024, throwing three shutout innings for the Mets and pitching to a 1.59 ERA in 11 1/3 innings in Triple-A with an 18/11 K/BB ratio.

Young appeared in two games while he was up with the Mets. He’s sent down to make room for Christian Scott, who is up to make his MLB debut against the Rays on Saturday.

Young will be a middle-inning relief option for the Mets while with the team. Josh Walker was sent down in the corresponding transaction. In six games and eight innings with Syracuse, Young registered a 1.13 ERA and 0.75 WHIP along with 12 strikeouts.

Acuña, Gilbert, Scott and Williams are the headline inclusions in the first round of spring cuts from Mets camp. Scott has looked extremely impressive this spring and figures to blossom into one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, if he’s not there already in dynasty circles. Gilbert and Williams are the closest to the big leagues among the position players and are among the top overall prospects in the game from a fantasy standpoint.

Young missed the majority of last year due to a hip injury after excelling in eight relief appearances for the Braves. The 29-year-old southpaw will compete this spring for a spot in New York’s season-opening bullpen mix.

Young re-unites with the Braves just a few days after being released. The 29-year-old left-hander provides Atlanta with some extra relief depth moving forward.