Baseball: Mets reliever Fujinami sent to Triple-A

New York Mets relief pitcher Shintaro Fujinami will join Triple-A Syracuse's camp, a club official said Saturday.

The Japanese right-hander continued to struggle with his command and saw his ERA climb to 12.27 in five spring training games.

The Mets signed the 29-year-old to a one-year contract after Fujinami split his major league rookie season of 2023 between the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles.

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