The New York Mets on Saturday acquired right-handed starter Chris Bassitt from the Oakland Athletics, it was announced.
In exchange, the A’s receive right-handers J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller.
Bassitt, who is a season away from free agency, went 12-4 with a 3.15 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 4.08 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2021 and was named to his first All-Star Game.
In mid-August, Bassitt — who led the AL in wins at the time — was struck by a 100 mph line drive off the bat of the Chicago White Sox‘s Brian Goodwin; he underwent surgery to repair three facial fractures and was back on the mound just over five weeks after being hospitalized.
“I am very blessed and thankful for the circle that I have made in baseball,” Bassitt, 33, said after pitching three scoreless innings on Sept. 23. “When things happen like that, you really find out who’s with you and I’m beyond blessed to have the people that I have with me.”
The A’s were in contention for the second AL wild-card spot at the time of Bassitt’s return to the mound, but ultimately finished the season 86-76, six games back of the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.