The Arizona Diamondbacks continue their push in the National League West by acquiring outfielder Tommy Pham from the New York Mets on Tuesday, multiple reports said.
The Diamondbacks sent minor league infielder Jeremy Rodriguez to New York in the deal.
Pham, 35, was batting .268 with 10 home runs, 36 RBIs and 11 stolen bases over 79 games in his first season in New York. The Diamondbacks will be his seventh team after previous career stops with St. Louis, Tampa Bay, San Diego, Cincinnati and Boston.
Pham is a career .260 hitter with 124 homers, 399 RBIs and 108 steals over 955 games.
Arizona previously acquired Seattle Mariners closer Paul Sewald to shore up the back end of their bullpen, along with third baseman Jace Peterson from the Oakland Athletics and right-hander Peter Strzelecki of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Mets, meanwhile, continued to sell off players after dealing away former Cy Young Award winners Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, relief pitcher David Robertson and outfielder/first baseman Mark Canha.
Rodriguez, 17, has played shortstop for Arizona’s Fall league team and batted .256 over 36 games.
–Field Level Media
