Soto is the second reliever Baltimore has dealt this month, with right-hander Bryan Baker having been traded to the Tampa Bay Rays. The return for Baker, a competitive balance round-A pick, turned into outfielder Slater de Brun, whom Baltimore signed Thursday with an over-slot $4 million bonus.

The Mets have made their first bullpen addition ahead of the trade deadline, as they've acquired LHP Gregory Soto in a deal with the Orioles.