The New York Mets acquired the lefty reliever they badly needed with a trade for Baltimore Orioles pitcher Gregory Soto.

“The Mets are among the teams that have checked in on Sandy Alcantara,” he reported on Friday. “The asking price is steep. The Mets haven’t ruled out adding a starting pitcher, but view it as a tough add given the market.”

The New York Mets traded two minor league players to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for left-handed relief pitcher Gregory Soto, the teams announced Friday.

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Soto, 30, originally signed with the Tigers out of the Dominican Republic and pitched in Detroit from 2019 to 2022. He served as the Tigers’ closer for much of his final two seasons and was selected to the All-Star team in both 2021 and 2022.

The New York Mets have bolstered their bullpen by acquiring left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles.

Being complacent isn’t going to make that happen. The Mets have to get over the thought of losing out on potential and missing out on a guarantee, if it requires them to trade away prospects. If they can get a solid player without giving up too much, then go for it. But contenders do whatever it takes to win.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. offered high praise for Gregory Soto as the Mets strengthened their bullpen with the All-Star lefty ahead of the deadline.