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By Jon Paul Hoornstra
Contributing Sports Writer
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Pitcher Cooper Criswell, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher who was claimed by the New York Mets in December, is on the move again.
This time, Criswell has been traded to the Seattle Mariners.
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Jorge Castillo of ESPN was first to report the trade. Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times was first to report the Mariners will send the Mets cash in return.
Criswell, 29, went 1-0 with a 3.57 ERA in seven games for Boston last year. He was designated for assignment Dec. 4 by the Red Sox and claimed by the Mets the next day.
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But when the Mets acquired two pitchers (Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers) in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, Criswell drew the short straw on their 40-man roster. He was designated for assignment for the second time in as many months.
Criswell spent most of the 2025 season at Triple-A, going 4-2 with a 3.70 ERA in 16 games (14 starts) for the Worcester Red Sox. He's primarily been a starter in six professional seasons, going 25-27 with a 4.16 ERA in the minor leagues for the Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays and Red Sox organizations.
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In the majors, Criswell is 8-7 with a 4.48 ERA in 45 games (21 starts). Boston gave Criswell an $800,000 guaranteed salary for 2026 early in the offseason.
Originally an 18th-round draft pick out of the University of North Carolina, Criswell debuted with the Angels in August 2021. The Angels lost him on waivers to the Rays the following summer.
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After signing with the Red Sox in free agency, Criswell got his most extensive look in the majors in 2024. He went 6-5 with a 4.08 ERA (102 ERA+) in 26 games (18 starts). Although his strikeout total was relatively low (73 in 99.1 innings), he limited opponents to a .422 slugging percentage.
With Seattle, Criswell returns to the West Coast with a chance to pitch in one of the majors' most pitcher-friendly ballparks.
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