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Mets' sign 97 MPH fastball pitcher with perfect name

March 2, 2026

Story byBilly HeyenMon, March 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM UTC·1 min readMets' sign 97 MPH fastball pitcher with perfect name originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The New York Mets aren't quite done making offseason roster moves yet. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThey signed a free agent pitcher with a great name to a deal on Sunday. MLB. com's Anthony DiComo reported the deal -- Dan Hammer has signed a two-year minor league contract with the Mets. DiComo adds that Hammer's fastball gets up to 97 miles per hour. And yeah, that's a great pitcher name. MORE: Reds reportedly sign 12-year old for $2.8 millionHammer is a 6-foot-2, 28-year old right-hander originally from Philadelphia. He was a 13th-round pick by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2019 MLB Draft out of the University of Pittsburgh. Hammer has never made it higher than Double-A in the minor leagues. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn 2025, he pitched in the Rays' organization for Double-A Montgomery.

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In 31 outings, he had a 6.57 ERA. His career minor league ERA is 5.34. The tantalizing part of Hammer is the strikeout numbers.
He has averaged 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings in his minor league career. MORE: This Mets phenom ate 900 raw eggs in a month to develop his 100 MPH fastballThe issue?
Walks. Hammer walks 7.5 batters per nine innings in his minor league career.
That's about as bad a number as you'll see. The Mets will be hoping they can solve something with Hammer to nail down his control and get him in a better place without losing his ability to miss bats. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIf they can somehow thread the needle, this could turn out to be a fun signing. If not, it wasn't a high-risk maneuver anyway. More MLB news:Team USA has a finalized WBC roster and an awesome lineupDominican Republic WBC roster is loaded with starsAn Edwin Diaz nightmare looms for the MetsBuster Posey will change Hall of Fame voting foreverHow Jose Ramirez is on pace to become Cleveland's Derek JeterPhillies' phenom has an MLB All-Star father.

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