June 27: Hudson cleared outright waivers and has been assigned to Triple-A Syracuse, tweets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
June 24: The Mets have designated catcher Joe Hudson for assignment, per a team announcement. His spot on the roster will go to fellow backstop Luis Torrens, who has been reinstated from the paternity list.
The journeyman Hudson was selected to the Mets’ roster earlier this month in advance of the team’s London showdown against the Phillies. He only wound up appearing in one major league game, however, and he did not take an appearance at the plate.
This brief stint was the 33-year-old Hudson’s first appearance on a major league roster since 2020. He’s tallied 18 games in the majors over the course of a 13-year pro career, picking up 33 plate appearances in that short time. Hudson is 5-for-30 with a double, two walks and six strikeouts in the majors. The former sixth-rounder is a career .229/.333/.398 hitter in six Triple-A seasons — including a .237/.392/.441 showing in 21 games with the Mets’ Syracuse affiliate this year.
The Mets will have a week to attempt to pass Hudson through outright waivers, trade him or release him.
Sounds like a detective in a Noir film.
I can’t see anyone claiming him. He isn’t young anymore. He is is a competent AAA player, but not much else, and the next team needs to keep him on their 40 man or go thru this same process.
A lot of players and team do this every year.
His average this season is about double that of Alex Jackson of the Rays.
Pretty boring baseball name. We need to bring back some of the good baseball names like:
Oil Can Boyd
Cannonball Titcomb
Home Run Baker
Three Finger Brown
Snuffy Stirnweiss
Buttercup Dickerson
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Mysterious Walker
Moonlight Graham
Catfish Hunter
Boof Bonser.
Stubby Clapp
Rusty Kuntz
Peek-A-Boo Veach
Ants in the eyes Johnson
Bartolo Big Sexy Colon
Roger The Rocket Clemens
Joba Midges Chamberlain
Barry Needles Bonds
And Jeff The Flying Squirrel McNeil still plays for the Mets.
Urban Shocker
Big Dumper
Oil Can Boyd
Can’t have this list without Creepy Crespi and “Ugly” Johnny Dickshot
Home Run Baker maxed out with 12 HRs in a season. Kwan might beat his season record and then we’ll have to start calling Kwan, Home Run Kwan.
Stop Looking at Me Kwan
We also need more players going by Bob’s, Jim’s, and Mike’s in MLB these days
I like Johnny Dickshot
3 finger brown can be done on any player. All you need is a good knife & a willing participant.
Garth Iorg
I guess he gets a week of paid vacation at his MLB salary while he goes unclaimed.
Ooh, he’s been Hudson’d. At least he wasn’t East River-ed. Fuhgeddaboudit
Joe Hudson playing guitar in the back of the bus:
“Yeah I was in the Show, I spent 3 weeks in the show once”
They needed a warm body and served his purpose, at least he’s getting a paycheck. Can’t fault the guy.