Phillies get Jose Bautista from Mets
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New York Mets slugger Jose Bautista hits a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Aug. 22 in New York.
PHILADELPHIA >> The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired veteran slugger Jose Bautista from the New York Mets for a player to be named later or cash.
Bautista batted .196 with 11 homers and 42 RBIs for the Braves and Mets this season. The Phillies enter tonight’s game against Washington 3½ games behind Atlanta in the NL East.
A six-time All-Star for Toronto between 2010-2015, Bautista has 342 career homers. The right-handed hitter is expected to come off the bench for the Phillies.
Philadelphia has been active, acquiring infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and two-time All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos last month and first baseman Justin Bour and lefty reliever Luis Avilan in August.
Right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. was designated for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster for Bautista.
