Just a few days after declaring for free agency, former New York Mets pitcher Vinny Nittoli has signed with the Oakland Athletics, per Athletics broadcaster Jessica Kleinschmidt.
The Oakland A's have come to terms with right-handed pitcher Vinny Nittoli according to Jessica Kleinschmidt on Twitter. Nittoli, 30, most recently made it to the big leagues with the New York Mets in 2023, and has previously made stops with the Seattle Mariners in 2021 and Philadelphia Phillies in 2022.
The Mets made their latest round of moves in a month that has already seen them make a ton of them. Ahead of their game in St. Louis tonight, the Mets made a few roster moves, all of which involved pitchers.
The New York Mets are bolstering their bullpen. On Thursday's off day, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported that the Mets are calling up right-handed reliever Vinny Nittoli from Triple-A Syracuse to join the team on Friday for their series at Citizens Bank Park against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Iowa won one suspended from yesterday, but that’s the only good news of the day. The Cubs traded Vinny Nittoli, who had just opted out of his deal, to the Mets.
The New York Mets acquired reliever Vinny Nittoli from the Chicago Cubs on Friday, MLB.com reported. The return for the 32-year-old right-hander is not yet known.
We can now call three minor league games as wins for the Cubs. We’re still waiting on results from Iowa. Two Iowa pitchers, Vinny Nittoli and Tyler Duffey, opted out of their minor-league deals today.
Right-hander Vinny Nittoli has opted out of his minor league deal with the Cubs and could formally be back on the market as soon as this weekend.
The Chicago Cubs have made another move to strengthen the depth of their roster heading into the 2023 season. Early on Thursday, the team signed right-hander Vinny Nittoli to a minor league contract.
The Cubs and free agent right-hander Vinny Nittoli are in agreement on a minor league deal with an invite to big league Spring Training, tweets USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
The Philadelphia Phillies have announced that they have released relief pitcher Vinny Nittoli following his DFA just a week ago. Nittoli was DFA'd to to allow Erich Uelman a spot on the 40-man roster. Nittoli will become a free agent if he clears waivers.
The first Phillies trade of 2023 was a minor one. The club acquired right-handed pitcher Erich Uelmen from the Chicago Cubs for cash considerations. Vinny Nittoli, who appeared in two games for the Phillies last September, was designated for assignment to make room for Uelman on the 40-man roster.
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Vinny Nittoli and Donny Sands were added to the roster yesterday with the expansion of roster sizes in September. We kind of knew Nittoli was going to get the call, but the promotion of Donny Sands was a bit surprising.
With the turn of the calendar, Major League Baseball's typical 26-man roster expands to a 28-man roster, in order to help teams stagger their workloads as they gear up for the postseason.
The Phillies have acquired right-hander Vinny Nittoli from the Blue Jays, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports (Twitter link). Nittoli hasn’t been on a big league roster or injured list all season, and is thus eligible to be dealt after the August 2 trade deadline.
The Yankees are losing some pitching depth at the upper levels of the minor leagues. According to MLB insider Robert Murray of FanSided, right-hander Vinny Nittoli intends on opting out of his minor league deal with the Yankees.
The move, which will require a corresponding 40-man transaction, marks the culmination of an eight-year journey to the big leagues for Nittoli — a 25th-round pick back in 2014 who turned 30 over the winter.
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