Angels Sign Former Mets & Rays' 25 Home Run Hitter

February 02, 2026 , ,
New York Mets outfielder Jose Siri hits the ball during 2025 game.

The Los Angeles Angels are taking a no-risk shot on a glove-first center field option, signing Jose Siri to a minor league contract with an invite to big league spring training. 

If Siri cracks the 26-man roster, he’ll earn $1.6 million, and the deal includes opt-out chances at the end of spring training and again on June 1 if his contract hasn’t been selected. 

It’s a classic camp competition add for a team that badly needs steadier outfield defense, and the upside is obvious if Siri’s legs are right. 

Siri had a rough 2025 season

Last season with the New York Mets was basically a wipeout. 

Siri fractured his left tibia after fouling a ball off his leg in April, and what was initially framed as an 8-to-10-week recovery lingered until he finally returned in September. 

He appeared in only 16 MLB games and went 2 for 32, finishing with a brutal .063/.167/.125 line in 36 plate appearances before eventually reaching the open market. 

That’s not the player the Mets thought they were getting when they acquired him the previous winter, because from 2022 through 2024 Siri built a real reputation as a plus defender in center with impact speed and enough pop to matter. 

Over his past 247 games played, Siri has slashed .197/.256/.412, with 43 home runs and 104 RBIs.

Mets are betting on the bounceback

That’s the version the Angels are hoping shows up in Anaheim. 

Siri’s profile is pretty simple: defense and athleticism first, with power that flashes in the right environment. He’s swiped 45 bases in 58 career attempts, and Statcast has consistently graded his wheels as elite in recent seasons, even if his 2025 sprint speed dipped after the injury. 

He also hit 43 home runs across the 2023 and 2024 seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, giving him real pull-side damage when he runs into one. 

The catch is the bat to ball, because Siri’s career line sits at .206/.263/.400 with 442 strikeouts in 1,222 plate appearances. 

If he looks like his old self defensively in camp, though, Los Angeles suddenly has a very real center field depth option who can steal outs, steal a base, and occasionally change a game with one swing.

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