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Acosta cleared waivers Monday and has been sent outright to Triple-A El Paso.
Acosta was brought in on a one-year deal back in December, but he's in line to begin the 2026 campaign as bullpen depth in the minor leagues. He struggled a bit at Triple-A Rochester a season ago, accruing a 4.71 ERA and 1.62 WHIP across 21.0 innings.
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Padres' Daison Acosta: Grabs MLB deal from Padres
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The Padres signed Acosta to a one-year contract Monday.
Acosta has never pitched in the big leagues but received a major-league deal from the Padres after holding a 2.42 ERA and 72:27 K:BB over 52 innings across three minor-league levels in the Nationals organization in 2025. The 27-year-old has minor-league options remaining and will likely begin the 2026 season at Triple-A El Paso.
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Mets' Daison Acosta: Returns from Tommy John surgery
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Acosta (elbow) debuted April 13 at High-A Brooklyn and has made three starts for the affiliate, covering six innings and giving up eight earned runs on seven hits and seven walks while striking out six.
The 23-year-old is back in action in affiliated ball for the first time since 2019 after the cancellation of the 2020 minor-league season and then a prolonged recovery from Tommy John surgery kept him from pitching for two years. The early results for the right-hander haven't been encouraging, and he could be at risk of moving to Brooklyn's bullpen if he fails to turn things around in his subsequent outings.
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Mets' Daison Acosta: Recovering from Tommy John surgery
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Acosta is recovering from Tommy John surgery, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
His last official game action came in 2019, so it's unclear at which point during the offseason/spring he underwent the procedure. Acosta is an intriguing arm in the Mets' system, but he turns 23 on Aug. 24 and has not pitched above Low-A.
