NEW YORK -- Relief pitcher Chasen Shreve became a free agent when the New York Mets declined to offer him a 2021 contract by Wednesday night's deadline.

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New York agreed to a $5.2 million, one-year deal with left-hander Steven Matz and finalized its $15.5 million, two-year contract with free-agent reliever Trevor May.

The Mets also announced one-year deals with outfielder Guillermo Heredia ($1 million), who provides depth in center, and right-handed reliever Jacob Barnes ($750,000 plus $25,000 for one day on the active major league roster and $25,000 each for 25, 40 and 50 games pitched).

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New York did not offer contracts to right-handers Nick Tropeano, Paul Sewald and Ariel Jurado. Tropeano was claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh in October.

Shreve, a 30-year-old left-hander, was 1-0 with a 3.96 ERA over 17 appearances in his only season with the Mets, striking out 34 and walking 12 in 25 innings while allowing 17 hits. He earned $556,556 in prorated pay from his $1.5 million salary.

Shreve is a veteran of seven major league seasons with Atlanta (2014), the New York Yankees (2015-18), St. Louis (2018-19) and the Mets, going 17-8 with a 3.74 ERA in 235 relief appearances. He was traded by the Yankees with right-hander Giovanny Gallegos to the Cardinals for first baseman Luke Voit in July 2018, then became a free agent after the 2019 season.

Matz, a 29-year-old left-hander, had the poorest of his six seasons, going 0-5 with a 9.68 ERA while earning $1,851,852 in prorated pay from a $5 million salary. He was dropped from the rotation after starting 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA in five starts, then made three relief appearances along with a spot start. He is 31-41 with a 4.35 ERA over 107 career starts and five relief appearances.

May, a 31-year-old right-hander, gets $7.75 million in each of the next two seasons. He would earn $50,000 bonuses for 60, 65 and 70 games pitched, and $50,000 apiece for 60 and 70 innings.

He had a 3.86 ERA in 24 relief appearances for the Minnesota Twins last season, striking out 38 and walking seven in 23 1/3 innings while allowing 20 hits with a career-high fastball velocity averaging 96.66 mph. He earned $816,667 in prorated pay from a salary of $2,205,000.

May had spent all six big league seasons with the Twins, going 23-21 with a 4.44 ERA in 26 starts and 189 relief appearances.

He made 16 starts in 2015, going 8-9 with a 4.00 ERA over 48 appearances. May had Tommy John surgery on March 22, 2017, and returned to the major leagues on July 31, 2018.

May figures to join a bullpen that includes closer Edwin Díaz, Jeurys Familia, Miguel Castro, Dellin Betances, Brad Brach and Barnes.

Mets relievers tied for 18th in the majors with a 4.60 ERA last season and the team had seven blown saves in 18 chances.

New York's front office is being run by Sandy Alderson, who returned to the Mets as team president last month on the day Steve Cohen completed his $2.42 billion purchase from the Wilpon and Katz families.

Trevor Joseph May (born September 23, 1989) is an American professional baseballpitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Minnesota Twins.

High school[edit]

May attended Kelso High School in Kelso, Washington. In his senior year, he led the Hilanders to a 25–2 win–loss record, and a second-place finish at the 3A Washington Interscholastic Activities Association baseball championships.^[1] He had signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Washington.^[2] May was named 3A State Player of the Year by the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association.^[3] He graduated in 2008 as class valedictorian.^[4]

Professional career[edit]

Philadelphia Phillies organization[edit]

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May was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.^[5]

Prior to the 2011 season, May was the Phillies best prospect according to Baseball America^[6] That season, while pitching for the Clearwater Threshers, he went 10–8 with a 3.63 earned run average and 208 strikeouts in 151 innings. After the season, he won the Paul Owens Award, which is awarded to the Phillies best minor league pitcher.^[7]

Prior to the 2012 season, May was the Phillies' best prospect according to Baseball America.^[8] He was ranked 69th in all of baseball.^[9]

Minnesota Twins[edit]

On December 6, 2012 he was traded, along with Vance Worley, to the Minnesota Twins for Ben Revere.^[10] May was named to the 2014 All-Star Futures Game, but withdrew due to injury.^[11]

May made his major league debut on August 9, 2014, against the Oakland Athletics. He had been pitching well for the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAAInternational League, but lasted only two innings, throwing 28 of 63 pitches for strikes, walking seven, allowing four earned runs, and not striking out a batter.^[12] May got his first major league win on September 3, 2014 as the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox at home, 11–4. He pitched 5.1 innings allowing 6 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 6.^[13]

In 2016, he was 2–2 with a 5.27 ERA as a reliever, before his season ended with a back injury that was diagnosed as a stress fracture.^[14] In March 2017 an MRI revealed that May had a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.^[14] On March 21, it was revealed that May would undergo Tommy John surgery, therefore ending his 2017 season.^[15]

May began the 2018 season on the 60-day disabled list. He was activated on June 6, and optioned to Triple-A.^[16] In 2020, May had an ERA of 3.86 in ​23¹⁄₃ innings with 38 strikeouts.

New York Mets[edit]

On December 2, 2020, May signed a two-year contract worth $15.5 million with the New York Mets.^[17]

Personal life[edit]

May has an avid interest in electronic music, previously using the pseudonym DJ HEYBEEF;^[18][19][20] more recently, DJ MAZR,^[21] and streams on Twitch. May described himself as 'a partnered Twitch Streamer, a DJ, a Social Media connoisseur, an esports Entrepreneur, a gaming tournament organizer and commentator, and obviously an exceptional writer.'^[22] May is a co-owner of Winston's Lab, an 'Esports Lab' that focuses on measuring players' and teams' performance in Overwatch League (OWL).^[23] In February 2017, May signed with Canadian professional esports organization, Luminosity Gaming as a streamer. May co-hosts the 'May Contain Action' podcast along with Twitch Streamer Paul 'actionjaxon' Jackson.^[24]

References[edit]

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1. ^Craig Smith (May 24, 2008). 'Kennewick's 24–12 victory sets state record for title game'. The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
2. ^Ben Zimmerman (June 8, 2008). 'Kelso pitcher Trevor May to sign with Phillies'. The Daily News. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
3. ^'All-state baseball teams'. The Seattle Times. June 18, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
4. ^Matt Schubert (August 8, 2014). 'Kelso's Trevor May gets big league call'. The Daily News. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
5. ^Ben Zimmerman (June 6, 2008). 'Phillies draft Kelso's Trevor May in the fourth round'. The Daily News. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
6. ^Matt Forman (December 13, 2010). 'Baseball America Philadelphia Phillies top 2011 prospects'. Baseball America. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
7. ^'Galvis, May named winners of 2011 Paul Owens Awards'. Philadelphia Phillies. September 7, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
8. ^Matt Forman (November 4, 2011). 'Baseball America Philadelphia Phillies top 2012 prospects'. Baseball America. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
9. ^'2012 Top 100 Prospects'. Baseball America. February 21, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
10. ^https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/phillies-get-cf-ben-revere-from-twins-for-rhps-vance-worley-trevor-may/2012/12/06/1914fb4a-3fcd-11e2-8a5c-473797be602c_story.html
11. ^Twins: Alex Meyer replaces injured Trevor May on Futures Game roster – Twin Cities
12. ^Baer, Bill. 'Twins prospect Trevor May's major league debut didn't go so well'. nbcsports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
13. ^'White Sox fall to Twins 11–4'. Chicago Daily Herald. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
14. ^ ^abTrevor May of Minnesota Twins has torn UCL in pitching elbow
15. ^Adams, Steve. 'Trevor May To Undergo Tommy John Surgery'. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
16. ^'Trevor May optioned to AAA after activation from DL'. FOX Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
17. ^DiComo, Anthony (December 2, 2020). 'Mets, reliever May agree to 2-year deal'. MLB.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
18. ^Zach Berman (June 8, 2012). 'Phillies pitching prospect has interesting spin on hobby'. Philly.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
19. ^Mike Bertha (April 11, 2015). 'Twins rookie pitcher Trevor May has an alter ego named DJ Heybeef'. MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
20. ^Patrin, Nate Major League Bassbin, Or the Unlikely EDM Career of Twins Reliever Trevor MayVice Sports. March 30, 2016
21. ^Mike Mullen (March 10, 2016). 'Twins pitcher Trevor May, aka DJ MAZR, drops sweet dance single'. City Pages. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
22. ^https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/trevor-may
23. ^https://www.winstonslab.com/about/
24. ^'May Contain Action on Apple Podcasts'. Apple Podcasts. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

External links[edit]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Trevor May on Twitter
• Trevor May on Twitch

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