Rookie reliever Jefry Yan is set to bring his signature strikeout celebration to the New York Mets. Yan, who was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, is a 29-year-old making his Major League debut.

Yan has a history of celebrating strikeouts with dances and gyrations on the mound in the minor leagues and intends to continue these displays with the Mets. "I am going to continue to go out there the same way," Yan said through an interpreter before the Mets' 6-2 victory over the Guardians on Tuesday. "I am going to go out there with the same type of emotion, the same type of fun — have fun like I am playing a kids’ game, like I always have."

Yan's journey to the majors includes time away from baseball. He originally signed with the Angels, but was out of the sport for five seasons starting in 2016. During this period, he worked as a roofer. He recalled encouragement from his co-workers, saying, "I used to have a lot of friends there, a lot of Mexicans that I worked with and they always told me, ‘Don’t give up, you can make it to where you want to be.’"

He returned to baseball with the Marlins, reaching Triple-A, and also played in Japan before pitching in the Rockies' minor league system last season. In 35 appearances this season split between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse, Yan posted a 3.24 ERA with 77 strikeouts in 41 ²/₃ innings.

Yan expressed his anticipation for his first Major League appearance and strikeout. "I am going to enjoy that first one," he said. "I have worked a long time for that moment."

In other Mets news, Kodai Senga is being utilized in one-inning, high-leverage situations after being moved from the starting rotation. Senga pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Guardians on Tuesday. "I am grateful for the opportunity and to be able to pitch in situations like that," Senga said. "At the same time, I made sure to tell the team that I signed as a starter and starting is something I would like to do. But I understand my results, my stats, don’t show that I necessarily deserve a starting pitching rotation spot."

Interim manager Andy Green noted that these one-inning assignments for Senga are now more feasible due to recent trades of veteran relievers. Green stated that while Senga cannot pitch every three or four days, his pitching profile, which includes a 100 mph fastball and a forkball, is suitable for a late-inning reliever role.

Robert Stock will continue as the team's fifth starter. Luis Robert Jr. is expected to continue playing regularly, potentially seeing time in the outfield, as the Mets did not trade the center fielder before Monday's deadline.