When May began, Aaron Altherr had only been with one organization since being drafted a decade ago. When he arrived in Queens on Friday, the outfielder was joining his third team in as many weeks.
After being dumped by both the Phillies and Giants in a 15-day span, Altherr was at his home in Arizona on Thursday, when he received a call from Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, and jumped on a red-eye flight to New York.
“It’s been a weird month for sure,” Altherr said.
It’s only getting stranger.
Entering Friday without a hit in 26 straight at-bats, Altherr crushed a pinch-hit, solo homer on his first swing with the Mets, becoming the 12th player in team history (and third this season, after Robinson Cano and Rajai Davis) to homer in his first at-bat with the franchise.