New York Mets acquire RHP Chris Bassitt from Oakland Athletics after All-Star season

The New York Mets on Saturday acquired right-handed starter Chris Bassitt from the  Oakland Athletics, it was announced. 

In exchange, the A's receive right-handers J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller. 

Bassitt, who is a season away from free agency, went 12-4 with a 3.15 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 4.08 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2021 and was named to his first All-Star Game.

In mid-August, Bassitt -- who led the AL in wins at the time -- was struck by a 100 mph line drive off the bat of the Chicago White Sox's Brian Goodwin; he underwent surgery to repair three facial fractures and was back on the mound just over five weeks after being hospitalized.

"I am very blessed and thankful for the circle that I have made in baseball," Bassitt said after pitching three scoreless innings on Sept. 23. "When things happen like that, you really find out who's with you and I'm beyond blessed to have the people that I have with me."

The A's were in contention for the second AL wild-card spot at the time of Bassitt's return to the mound, but ultimately finished the season 86-76, six games back of the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.

Bassitt, 33, was drafted by the White Sox in 2011 and made his major league debut in 2014; he made six appearances for Chicago that season before being traded to Oakland. In May 2016, Bassitt underwent Tommy John surgery that forced him to miss the remainder of that season and more than half of 2017. 

He is 31-25 for his career with a 3.47 ERA and 504 strikeouts.