Mets Option RHP Alex Carrillo to Triple-A Syracuse; Severino, Turner Reassigned

The New York Mets optioned right-hander Alex Carrillo to Triple-A Syracuse and reassigned left-handers Anderson Severino and Matt Turner to minor-league camp, the club announced following Sunday’s 4-3 spring training win over the Houston Astros on March 1, 2026. The moves came as the Mets trimmed their group to 70 players in major-league camp, a count posted in the team roster update and echoed by Metsmerized Online’s Mike Mayer.

Carrillo, 28, was optioned to Syracuse with the transaction listed on the Syracuse MiLB transactions page dated 03/01/26. In spring work this year Carrillo allowed one hit and one walk in one inning of relief. His last big-league action came in 2025, when he scattered seven runs on six hits while striking out four and walking two in 4.2 innings over three games with New York, a sample that frames the veteran righty’s immediate role as organizational depth for the International League club.

Lefty Anderson Severino, 31, was reassigned to minor-league camp after allowing one hit while striking out two and walking one in two innings across two spring appearances; Severino helped close out Sunday’s game against Houston. Matt Turner, 26, was also reassigned after yielding one hit while striking out five and walking two in three innings across three spring games, and he shared the late-inning duties with Severino in the Astros game. The team’s Instagram roster post summarized the moves succinctly: “RHP Alex Carrillo has been optioned to Triple-A. LHP Anderson Severino and LHP Matt Turner have been reassigned to Minor League camp. 70”

Those personnel shifts reflect the Mets’ juggling of depth and innings as spring training progresses. Carrillo’s option to Syracuse plugs an experienced arm into the Triple-A rotation or bullpen mix after his 2025 MLB cameo and limited spring workload, while Severino and Turner returning to minor-league camp preserves left-handed relief options for the organization during the remainder of exhibition play and opening-day roster construction. The transaction summary that compiles these entries lists the span March 1–2, 2026, but the specific moves are tied to the March 1 game and the Syracuse entry dated 03/01/26.

Additional roster context is notable: Mets coverage on MMO lists 18 players, major and minor leaguers included, participating in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, a factor that has affected camp availability and roster churn. The club did not provide manager or front-office comments in the transaction materials, and Syracuse’s transaction entry does not specify when Carrillo is expected to report, leaving next steps clear to monitor as Syracuse posts its active roster and the Mets continue spring trimming.