San Diego president of baseball operations A.J. Preller made a huge push for Miller, as is his wont, and the A’s viewed the Mets as the “most serious” option beyond the Padres, per The Athletic. The Mets and A’s reportedly had “very serious” conversation, but the sides did not gain traction and the Amazin’s pivoted in different directions.

Mason Miller is right in the middle of the National League wild-card race as a member of the San Diego Padres, but he was reportedly almost part of the same race with a different team.

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Mason Miller made unfortunate MLB history in the Padres' extra-innings win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, as the 103.9 mph fastball he threw to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was the fastest pitch taken deep since at least 2008, when StatCast began tracking pitch speeds.