Mets Select Cionel Perez, Designate Anderson Severino

The Mets announced that they have selected the contract of left-hander Cionel Perez from Triple-A Syracuse.  To create room on the 26-man and 40-man rosters, right-hander Tobias Myers was optioned to Triple-A and left-hander Anderson Severino was designated for assignment.
Perez signed a minor league deal with the Nationals last offseason and then made the Opening Day roster, thus guaranteeing a $1.9MM salary for the 2026 season.  After struggling to a 6.19 ERA over 16 games and inning