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After getting off to a tough start with the Mets, the 38-year-old Kimbrel was decent in stints with the Rays (3.86 ERA in 18 2/3 innings) and Royals (3.65 ERA in 12 1/3 innings) last season. That he has just one save the last two years means his dream of getting to 500 is dead; he’s currently 59 away. He’s just doing it for the love of the game at this point.

Kimbrel will be away for at least three days. Spencer Bivens has been called up to replace him in the pen.

Kimbrel vomited on the mound before departing the game in the seventh. He retired two of the three batters he faced before leaving.

Kimbrel’s save was his first of the year and first with the Royals. Kansas City is the ninth franchise that Kimbrel has recorded a save with. He struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning to slam the door on the Tigers Saturday. Steven Cruz pitched in two of the last three games, which likely made him unavailable. Regardless of Cruz’ availability, Kimbrel has 441 saves in his career. He’s certainly in the mix for saves along with Cruz, who has five saves in his career, all coming this year with the Royals.

The deal is now official. Kimbrel joins Kansas City’s bullpen prior to Monday’s series opener against the Dodgers after posting a pedestrian 4.81 ERA across 33 2/3 innings of work between the Rays and Mets earlier this season. The 38-year-old former elite closer has totaled 440 saves dating back to 2010, which is the fifth-most in baseball history. He’ll add another chapter to his late-career journeyman odyssey with the Royals.

There might be a chance for Kimbrel to add to his career total of 440 saves in Kansas City. They don’t really have anyone else for the ninth right now. Kimbrel was just let go by the Rays after posting a 3.86 ERA in 18 2/3 innings for the club. He also had a 6.00 ERA in 15 innings for the Mets earlier this season.

The 38-year-old right-hander was designated for assignment by the Rays on Sunday to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for Freddy Peralta. Kimbrel then passed through waivers unclaimed and refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Durham. He’s now free to explore opportunities elsewhere.

It will open a spot on the 40-man and active roster for Freddy Peralta. The former All-Star closer has pitched decently with Tampa Bay with a 3.96 ERA over 19 appearances, but unfortunately he’s now a very expendable part of a roster. if he goes unclaimed or untraded, he can elect free agency or report to Triple-A.

Kimbrel will rejoin the pen after missing time with a strained right wrist. He pitched a scoreless inning in his only appearance for the Rays before going on the injured list.

The 38-year-old right-hander threw a bullpen session on Saturday and noted that everything felt good. He’s expected to face live hitters for the first time in the coming days and may not require a minor league rehab assignment before rejoining the Rays’ bullpen.

Kimbrel made just one appearance with the Rays, striking out a pair of batters in a scoreless inning of work, before being shelved with a wrist injury. He’ll miss at least a couple of weeks. Trevor Martin was recalled from Triple-A Durham to take his place in the Rays’ bullpen.

It’s a major league contract and Kimbrel will be available to pitch tonight. This move comes with little fantasy value at the moment as Kimbrel has mostly been used as a mop-up reliever for the Mets this year. It’s possible the Rays could squeeze some magic out of him that the Mets couldn’t, though.

Kimbrel reportedly will be available to pitch tonight for the Rays. Kimbrel allowed 12 runs in 15 innings of the work with the Mets, walking six in 15 innings. The well-traveled Kimbrel has pitched for eight teams since the start of the 2021 season, and when he dons a Rays jersey, that’ll make it nine.

Kimbrel will presumably stick around as emergency organizational relief depth with the Mets after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 37-year-old tossed 2 2/3 innings during his final appearance for New York last week. He wound up allowing 12 runs — 10 earned — with a 15/6 K/BB ratio across 15 innings of work over 14 appearances.

Jonah Tong was recalled from Triple-A as the corresponding move. Newsday’s Laura Albanese notes that Kimbrel logged a career-high 2 2/3 innings on Tuesday, finishing his Mets tenure with a clean 6.00 ERA over 15 frames. Set to turn 38 next week, Kimbrel sits at 440 career saves, which ranks fifth all-time.

The 37-year-old hurler took over in a 2-2 ballgame in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving up singles to TJ Rumfield and Troy Johnston before issuing a walk to Willi Castro to load the bases. He then served up a grand slam to Jake McCarthy that blew the game completely open and sunk the Mets’ hopes. He now holds a miserable 7.56 ERA over 8 1/3 innings in nine appearances with the Mets this season.

The move is now official. Kimbrel was in Mets camp as a non-roster invitee this spring and will arrive in New York prior to Saturday’s game against the Athletics after spending a couple weeks in the minors. The 37-year-old veteran figures to pitch in middle relief situation considering his days as a flame-throwing closer are long gone. He made 14 appearances between the Braves and Astros last year. His last big-league save, the 440th of his career, came with the Orioles back in 2024.

It’s challenging to forecast Kimbrel making a significant impact for New York since the long-time former closer is throwing in the low-90’s these days. The 37-year-old veteran has achieved journeyman status the past couple years, bouncing around between several organizations. He made 14 appearances between the Braves and Astros last year. His last big-league save, the 440th of his career, came with the Orioles back in 2024.

It’s unclear if the 37-year-old hurler will be willing to go to Triple-A Syracuse until there’s a need at the big league level or if he’ll want to explore opportunities elsewhere instead. Kimbrel posted a 4.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and a 5/5 K/BB ratio over six innings during six Grapefruit League appearances.

The 37-year-old right-hander allowed just one baserunner in the outing — a leadoff walk to Heriberto Hernandez. He rebounded nicely though, retiring the next three hitters in order, including punchouts of Connor Norby and Maximo Acosta. Kimbrel’s velocity was still down in this one, averaging 91.9 mph (-1.6 mph) on his fastball. He’ll probably have to get that back up and string together several good outings if he’s going to crack the Mets’ Opening Day bullpen.