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Ryne Stanek #55 of the Mets reacts after the seventh...

Ryne Stanek #55 of the Mets reacts after the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS at Citi Field on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Credit: Jim McIsaac

The Mets are bringing back a key arm from last season’s playoff run. The Yankees appear to have lost one.

Righthanded reliever Ryne Stanek will return to the Mets’ bullpen on a one-year, $4.5 million deal, a source confirmed on Wednesday.

But the Yankees will not have righthander Tommy Kahnle back in their bullpen. Kahnle agreed to a one-year, $7.75 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, according to multiple reports.

Both contracts are pending physicals.

Stanek’s regular-season stats were nothing spectacular after a trade to the Mets ahead of the deadline: a 6.06 ERA with 23 strikeouts and eight walks in 16 1/3 innings.

But Stanek upped his game late in the season and thrived in the playoffs. The 33-year-old allowed just three runs over eight innings for a 3.38 ERA with eight strikeouts over seven playoff appearances.

He made two appearances in the NL Wild Card series against the Brewers, holding Milwaukee scoreless in two innings and finishing off the Mets’ Game 1 victory. He also finished the Mets’ victories in Games 1 and 3 of the NLDS against the Phillies and recorded a win in Game 5 against the Dodgers to help push the NLCS to a Game 6.

Stanek initially joined the Mets via trade from the Mariners last July 26 — his 33rd birthday — in exchange for minor-league outfielder Rhylan Thomas.

“It’s always good to be wanted,” Stanek said at the time. “You want to come into a team and you want to win, and they’ve been doing that.”

Over eight MLB seasons with the Rays, Marlins, Astros, Mariners and Mets, Stanek has a 3.65 career ERA in the regular season, lowering it to 2.89 in postseason play. He won a World Series ring with the Astros in 2022.

Stanek joins Edwin Diaz and free-agent signee lefthander A.J. Minter in the back of the Mets' bullpen, with the other relief candidates including righthanders Reed Garrett, Jose Butto, Paul Blackburn, Griffin Canning, Dedniel Nunez and Sean-Reid Foley. Butto, Blackburn and Canning are also rotation depth options as the Mets head into spring training next month.

Kahnle, 35, had a 2.11 ERA in 42 2/3 regular-season innings for the Yankees last season. The changeup artist — he threw 61 changeups in a row at one point in 2024 — had six scoreless appearances in the first two rounds of the 2024 playoffs before faltering in the deciding Game 5 of the World Series.

Kahnle was the losing pitcher. Called in to protect a 6-5 lead in the eighth inning, he allowed singles to Enrique Hernandez and Tommy Edman before walking Will Smith to load the bases and was replaced by Luke Weaver. The Dodgers eventually went ahead for good on a pair of sacrifice flies.

The Yankees added closer Devin Williams to their bullpen in a December trade with Milwaukee. They also have Weaver, Jake Cousins, Mark Leiter Jr., Ian Hamilton and Jonathan Loaisiga as veteran relievers. All are righthanded.

Both the Yankees and Mets are said to have interest in former Yankees lefthander Tim Hill, who is a free agent.

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