Inside The Mets

New York Mets to recall Luisangel Acuña, DFA Travis Jankowski

The Mets are recalling speedy infielder Luisangel Acuña from Triple-A and are designating outfielder Travis Jankowski for assignment.
Logan VanDine|
Jun 15, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Luisangel Acuna (2) runs out a single against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images
Jun 15, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Luisangel Acuna (2) runs out a single against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

In this story:

New York Mets

Ahead of their scheduled doubleheader today against the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Mets are reportedly recalling one of their top infielders.

It was announced early Thursday morning by Jon Heyman of the New York Post that the Mets are recalling speedy infielder Luisangel Acuña from Triple-A Syracuse. In a corresponding move, the Amazins' are designating veteran outfielder Travis Jankowski for assignment and will use reliever Austin Warren as the team's 27th player for their doubleheader against Baltimore.

Read More: New York Mets send down promising infielder, call-up veteran outfielder

Acuña initially made the Mets' Opening Day roster after Jeff McNeil started the season on the injured list with a strained oblique. The 23-year-old got off to a nice start by hitting .288/.342/.356 with a .698 OPS, 13 runs scored, three RBI, and seven stolen bases at the end of April. This resulted in Acuña being named National League Rookie of the Month.

He was quickly showing glimpses of what he did last year at the plate for the Amazins' after he was called up in late September in place of Francisco Lindor, who missed eight games due to a back injury. In 14 games that season, Acuña had an impressive slash line of .308/.325/.641 with three home runs and six RBI.

Unfortunately, the speedy infielder would ultimately see his playing time diminish due to a number of factors. The Mets' infield quickly became crowded after McNeil was activated off the IL at the end of April, Brett Baty's emergence at the plate this season, and Ronny Mauricio's call-up from Syracuse. At the same time, Acuña struggled immensely in his 38 games from May 2 to June 22, slashing just .194/.244/.208 with just one extra-base hit. He was optioned back to Triple-A on June 23 and replaced by Jankowski.

In 65 big league games this season, Acuña is batting .241/.293/.576 with no home runs, six RBI, 11 stolen bases, and a .576 OPS.

Recommended Articles:

Published
Logan VanDine
LOGAN VANDINE

Logan VanDine is a contributing writer for On SI's Mets. Logan is a graduate of Rider University where he majored in Sports Media and minored in Sports Studies. During his time at Rider, Logan worked for Rider's radio station, 107.7 The Bronc as a sports host, producer and broadcaster, and for the school's paper: The Rider News. He began his time with The Rider News as a section writer for sports and was a copy editor for two years followed by being one of the sports editors during his senior year. Logan also placed third in the New Jersey Press Foundation Awards for sports feature writing. Aside from his work at On SI, he is also a writer for FanSided covering the New York Giants and Mets and also covers the Giants for Total Apex Sports. Give him a follow on X: @VandineLogan

Home/News