Yoenis Cespedes going to Mets, fourth team in two years, according to reports

ByABC News
July 31, 2015, 4:12 PM

— -- Left fielder Yoenis Cespedes has been traded to the New York Mets by the Detroit Tigers for two minor leaguers, according to ESPN and media reports.

Cespedes is hitting .293/.323/.506 with 18 homers, and he recently went almost six weeks without drawing a walk. He has hit four home runs in his past six games and is slugging .564 in July.

The Mets will send Double-A right-hander Michael Fulmer and Triple-A righty Luis Cessa to Detroit in the trade.

The 29-year-old Cespedes is in the final year of his contract. He will be playing for his fourth team since the start of 2014, after being sent from the Oakland Athletics to the Boston Red Sox at last year's trade deadline. Boston traded him to Detroit in the offseason.

Cespedes is third among MLB outfielders with 48 extra-base hits this season, with Mike Trout and Bryce Harper ahead of him.

Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski said he told multiple teams Wednesday afternoon that the team would listen on all its potential free agents before the deadline.

Dombrowski labeled the decision a "rebooting," saying the Tigers have a solid foundation going forward.

"We're only going to make a trade if we think it makes sense for us," the GM said, according to MLB.com. "But we think it gives us a chance to restock our club."

On Thursday, the Tigers traded David Price to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Cespedes joins a Mets lineup that is last in the majors in runs scored. Cespedes has hit more home runs this month (eight) than all of the Mets' right-handed hitters combined (six).

ESPN Stats & Information contributed to this report.