Sources: Mets trade for Orioles left-hander Gregory Soto

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The Mets acquired left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from the Orioles on Friday in exchange for two minor leaguers, sources confirmed to ESPN, in what could be the first of multiple moves by New York to bolster its bullpen before the July 31 trade deadline.

The trade, which sent Class A right-hander Wellington Aracena and Double-A right-hander Cameron Foster to Baltimore, gives the Mets a hard-throwing left-hander to complement the club's only lefty on the roster, Brooks Raley, who returned from Tommy John surgery last week.

The 30-year-old Soto, an All-Star with the Detroit Tigers in 2021 and 2022, has posted a 3.96 ERA with a 27.5% strikeout rate in 45 appearances this…