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NEW YORK — In a surprising move, the New York Mets have cut veteran reliever Jake Diekman and promoted fellow left-hander Matt Gage from Triple-A Syracuse. Diekman was 2-3 with a 5.63 ERA and four saves in a team-high 43 appearances after signing a $4 million, one-year contract with the Mets in February. He earned a huge save at Yankee Stadium last Tuesday, striking out red-hot slugger Aaron Judge with a runner aboard in the ninth inning of a 3-2 victory. But the 37-year-old Diekman struggled in two outings against Atlanta over the weekend and was designated for assignment before Monday night's series opener versus Minnesota. Diekman has a 3.91 ERA and 19 saves over 13 major league seasons with nine teams.
