PRESS RELEASE: METS OFFICIALLY RE-SIGN RHP ADAM OTTAVINO

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., December 27, 2022 – The New York Mets today announced the club has re-signed RHP Adam Ottavino to a one-year contract, with a player option for the 2024 season. In addition, the Mets designated RHP William Woods for assignment.  The Mets had claimed William Woods off waivers from the Braves on November 18th.

Ottavino, 37, posted a 2.06 ERA (15 ER/65.2 IP) last year, the fourth-lowest mark by a Mets reliever in their first season with the club (min. 50 innings). He was one of nine relief pitchers last year with 60 or more outings and a sub 1.00 WHIP (0.975) with a strikeout percentage of 30 percent or higher (30.6%). He was also for sixth among NL relievers with six wins and tied for seventh in the NL with 19 holds. 

"Adam has a long track record of success," Mets General Manager Billy Eppler said. "He was a staple for us late in games last season, which shows the trust we have in him. We're excited to have him back." 

A Brooklyn native, who graduated from Berkeley Carroll High School in Park Slope, held righties to a .161/.226/.253 slash line last season and owns a .207/.289/.320 career slash line against right-handers. 

Ottavino has 727 career strikeouts, the eighth-most among active relievers. He racked up 79 strikeouts in 2022, his seventh season with 70 or more strikeouts since 2012, the fifth-most such seasons during that span. 

The 6-5, 245-pounder has spent 12 years in the majors, posting a 38-34 mark with a 3.44 ERA (239 ER/625.1 IP) with the Rockies, Yankees, Cardinals, Red Sox and Mets. 

Adam Ottavino Full MLB Stats: 

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2010	24	STL	NL	0	2	.000	8.46	5	3	0	0	0	0	22.1	37	21	21	5	9	1	12	0	0	1	110	46	6.12	2.060	14.9	2.0	3.6	4.8	1.33
2012	26	COL	NL	5	1	.833	4.56	53	0	6	0	0	0	79.0	76	42	40	9	34	7	81	1	0	8	339	102	3.85	1.392	8.7	1.0	3.9	9.2	2.38
2013	27	COL	NL	1	3	.250	2.64	51	0	5	0	0	0	78.1	73	27	23	5	31	5	78	2	1	9	335	169	3.15	1.328	8.4	0.6	3.6	9.0	2.52
2014	28	COL	NL	1	4	.200	3.60	75	0	16	0	0	1	65.0	67	26	26	6	16	1	70	4	0	4	272	119	3.10	1.277	9.3	0.8	2.2	9.7	4.38
2015	29	COL	NL	1	0	1.000	0.00	10	0	5	0	0	3	10.1	3	0	0	0	2	0	13	1	0	0	35		1.49	0.484	2.6	0.0	1.7	11.3	6.50
2016	30	COL	NL	1	3	.250	2.67	34	0	19	0	0	7	27.0	18	9	8	3	7	0	35	2	0	4	107	184	3.00	0.926	6.0	1.0	2.3	11.7	5.00
2017	31	COL	NL	2	3	.400	5.06	63	0	11	0	0	0	53.1	48	30	30	8	39	2	63	4	0	8	243	100	5.16	1.631	8.1	1.4	6.6	10.6	1.62
2018	32	COL	NL	6	4	.600	2.43	75	0	16	0	0	6	77.2	41	25	21	5	36	5	112	6	0	7	309	195	2.74	0.991	4.8	0.6	4.2	13.0	3.11
2019	33	NYY	AL	6	5	.545	1.90	73	0	7	0	0	2	66.1	47	17	14	5	40	3	88	2	1	3	283	235	3.44	1.312	6.4	0.7	5.4	11.9	2.20
2020	34	NYY	AL	2	3	.400	5.89	24	0	4	0	0	0	18.1	20	12	12	2	9	0	25	1	0	1	85	74	3.52	1.582	9.8	1.0	4.4	12.3	2.78
2021	35	BOS	AL	7	3	.700	4.21	69	0	15	0	0	11	62.0	55	31	29	5	35	2	71	7	0	4	276	112	3.96	1.452	8.0	0.7	5.1	10.3	2.03
2022	36	NYM	NL	6	3	.667	2.06	66	0	19	0	0	3	65.2	48	15	15	6	16	2	79	5	0	7	258	188	2.85	0.975	6.6	0.8	2.2	10.8	4.94
12 Yrs				38	34	.528	3.44	598	3	123	0	0	33	625.1	533	255	239	59	274	28	727	35	2	56	2652	131	3.52	1.291	7.7	0.8	3.9	10.5	2.65
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.528	3.44	68	0	14	0	0	4	71	60	29	27	7	31	3	82	4	0	6	300	131	3.52	1.291	7.7	0.8	3.9	10.5	2.65

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Generated 12/27/2022.