The Mets are the kings of the Citi and at the moment the kings of the sport. The team with the best record at home and the best record period is playing its best baseball of this short season, putting on display arguably its crispest game of the season.

They did not have an obvious need or spot for him at the time of the initial agreement last week. But since they don’t expect him back until July, following Tommy John surgery last year, the Mets wanted to add his name to the depth chart and figured potential bullpen crowdedness would sort itself out between now and then.

The New York Mets officially announced on Tuesday, prior to their series opener with the Arizona Diamondbacks, that southpaw reliever Brooks Raley is back on a one-year contract with an option for the 2026 campaign.