Yacabonis opted to test the free agent waters rather than accept an outright minor league assignment after going unclaimed on waivers earlier this week. The 31-year-old righty has made seven relief appearances this season in the majors.

The 31-year-old right-hander had been designated for assignment over the weekend, but he passed through waivers unclaimed and will continue to function as extra pitching depth for the Mets at Triple-A.

Yacabonis, who threw 3 1/3 frames on Friday evening on mop-up duty for New York, gets caught up in a roster crunch as the Mets needed to free up a spot on their 40-man roster for Saturday’s starter Denyi Reyes.

He’ll add a fresh arm to an over-worked Mets’ bullpen as Reed Garrett and John Curtiss were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday. Yacabonis has registered an uninspiring 9.00 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and an 8/4 K/BB ratio across nine innings with the Mets this season.