Another pair of veterans are available to contenders for Major League Baseball's stretch run.
Both New York Mets outfielder Luis Robert Jr. and Kansas City Royals reliever John Schreiber were placed on outright waivers, giving any interested teams the chance to claim them and assume the remainder of their 2026 salaries, according to reports from MLB.com's Anthony DiComo and the New York Post's Joel Sherman on Saturday.
There is a little more than $5 million guaranteed on Robert's contract this season, and around $600,000 on Schreiber's, per DiComo and Sherman.
Any interested teams will have 48 hours to claim either players' services. If they were to be claimed in the coming days, they would be eligible to play in the post-season.
The moves come shortly after the Cincinnati Reds placed veterans Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl on waivers, both of whom were not claimed, as non-contending clubs look to shed salary down the stretch.
Robert landed with the Mets in an off-season trade with the Chicago White Sox, but he has battled injuries and inconsistency in what has amounted to a disappointing campaign in Queens.
Over 56 games, the seven-year MLB veteran is slashing .229/.310/.410 with 10 homers and two stolen bases.
Despite the tempered season-long line, Robert has shown some life as of late, hitting six home runs and carrying a 1.015 OPS over his last 17 games.
Robert, who has a $20-million option on his contract for 2027, was one of the most exciting young players in baseball when he made the jump to the majors with the White Sox in 2020, but injuries limited him from consistently performing at an all-star level.
His best season came in 2023, when he earned a spot on the American League squad at the Midsummer Classic, hit 38 homers and carried an .857 OPS on his way to a Silver Slugger award.
Schreiber, meanwhile, has a 3.65 ERA and 36 strikeouts through 49.1 innings out of Kansas City's bullpen this season.
The 32-year-old right-hander has been a consistent relief option over the past five seasons. Since 2022, he has thrown at least 45 innings in each season and has never seen his ERA climb above 3.86.
Schreiber will become a free agent at the end of the season.
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