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Pache was the only one who had been announced as being waived, as he was bumped from the roster to make room for Kyren Paris. Still, there are no surprises here. Wagaman, who hit .191/.269/.319 in 26 games for the Mets last season, and Pache will become free agents, while Abner and Weston will remain in the organization since this is their first time clearing waivers and they don’t qualify for minor league free agency.

Wagaman heads back to the minors with Juan Soto back from the injured list. The 29-year-old has hit .191 (9-for-47) with two homers in 26 games for the Mets this season.

Wagaman is up with Jorge Polanco (ankle) once again being placed on the injured list due to his ankle issue. Wagaman will likely see some time over the final month-plus, but it’s hard to see much fantasy significance in his profile.

Wagaman heads to the minors to clear a spot for newly acquired infielder Gabriel Arias. The 28-year-old was brought up again after Juan Soto hit the injured list back in late July. He’s hit .190 (8-for-42) with two homers and four RBI in the big leagues this season.

Wagaman will be tasked with helping replace superstar Juan Soto’s offensive contributions. The well-traveled 28-year-old has hit .162 (6-for-37) with two homers in 21 games for the Mets this season.

Wagaman went 6-for-37 in 21 games for the Mets. He will continue to operate as organizational depth.

Wagaman came off the bench to launch a two-run homer off Hoby Milner and it got the Mets to within a run at 3-2. They would tie it, but they fell in extras for yet another loss in what has been a horrendous first half for the Metropolitans. Wagaman has homered twice in 2026 in his 22 at-bats with the club while slashing .227/.320/.500 in that limited playing time.

Wagaman will get his first big-league taste of the 2026 season after hitting .250/.296/.378 with the Marlins in 514 plate appearances in 2025. Wagaman had hit .245/.357/.387 in 31 games with Triple-A Syracuse and St. Paul. He won’t be a major fantasy contributor, but perhaps he’ll give the Mets a decent bat against lefties for the time being.

Wagaman went unclaimed on waivers after being removed from New York’s 40-man roster last weekend. The 28-year-old will remain with the Mets as organizational depth rather than elect free agency to test the open market.

Wagaman had just been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday and now he loses his spot on the club’s 40-man roster as well as the Mets had to make room for Vidal Bruján on Sunday. It’s possible that the 28-year-old slugger could attract some interest on waivers.

Well that was a short stay for Wagaman, who heads back to Triple-A Syracuse after joining the Mets for Thursday’s contest against the Nationals. He did not make an appearance in that game. Andy Ibáñez, who was claimed off of waivers from the Athletics on Thursday, will take his spot on the Mets’ active roster.

The Mets just claimed Wagaman off waivers from Minnesota on Monday, so he has not yet played a game in the Mets’ organization. The 28-year-old hit .250/.296/.378 with nine home runs and 53 RBI in 514 plate appearances for the Marlins last season. He will be a bench bat and potentially start versus lefties for the Mets with Luis Robert Jr. (back) landing on the IL.

Wagaman augments New York’s paper-thin position player depth after being cut loose by the Twins last week. The 28-year-old is capable of handling a couple different spots across the diamond and has some over-the-fence pop. He’s more of an emergency stopgap option than a long-term project at this stage of his career.

Wagaman, who hit .250/.296/.378 in 514 plate appearances for the Marlins last year, never got a real shot with the Twins as Austin Martin cut him off at the pass. He’s hit .159/.284/.254 for Triple-A St. Paul this year in 74 plate appearances. We’re guessing he’ll clear waivers.

With Austin Martin (concussion) back on track to begin the season with the Twins, Wagaman will head to the minors. That means Kody Clemens will operate as the primary backup first baseman behind Josh Bell. Wagaman had some intriguing batted ball data during his MLB debut last season, and he can play the outfield as well, so he figures to get a chance sometime this season.

Given his first big opportunity at age 27, Wagaman hit .250/.296/.378 in 514 plate appearances for the Marlins last season. More encouraging, though, were hit 46.5% hard-hit rate and 19.5% strikeout rate. So, there probably is the potential for more offense here. Still, Wagaman is below average at third and in the outfield and probably needs to be mostly limited to first base. The Twins figure to use him there or at DH against lefties, assuming that he makes the team. One imagines he’ll be competing with Kody Clemens, Edouard Julien and Mickey Gasper for two roster spots. Wagaman and Gasper both have options remaining, whereas the other two do not.

Wagaman’s 46.5% hard-hit rate and 19.5% strikeout rate last season were both pretty encouraging, but they produced only a modest .250/.296/.378 line in what might have been the 28-year-old’s only really good chance to establish himself in the majors. Maybe he’ll get lucky and the Rockies or Nationals will pick him up as a first base option. If not, Asia might be a possibility.

Wagaman broke a scoreless tie as he drove in Connor Norby with an RBI double off of Ryne Stanek in the fourth inning. That would prove to be the difference in the ballgame. The versatile 28-year-old finishes his 2025 campaign hitting .250/.296/.378 with nine homers and 53 RBI in 514 plate appearances with the Marlins.

The Marlins couldn’t do much against Jesús Luzardo in this one. The one run they did manage to push across was mostly due to an error by Phillies’ third baseman Alec Bohm which put Connor Norby on second base and Wagaman drove him home from there. A player with plus bat speed and contact rates, Wagaman could wind up as a deep sleeper in 2026 should he wind up with steady playing time.

Wagaman delivered a run-scoring single off of MacKenzie Gore in the opening inning that extended the Marlins’ early lead to 2-0. He then added a pair of valuable insurance runs with a two-run double in the eighth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly. With his three-hit attack, the 28-year-old infielder is now slashing .244/.294/.378 with nine homers, 48 RBI and three stolen bases in 476 plate appearances on the season.