PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies acquired veteran slugger Jose Bautista from the New York Mets on Tuesday for a player to be named or cash.Bautista has batted .196 with 11 homers and 42 RBIs for the Braves and Mets this season. The Phillies entered Tuesday night's game against Washington 3½ games behind first-place Atlanta in the NL East.A six-time All-Star for Toronto from 2010-15, the 37-year-old Bautista has 342 career homers. The right-handed hitter is expected to come off the bench for the Phillies.Philadelphia has been active, acquiring infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and two-time All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos last month, then first baseman Justin Bour and lefty reliever Luis Avilan in August.Right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. was designated for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster for Bautista, who joins his third NL East team this year. Philadelphia will be his eighth club overall in 15 major league seasons."He came to us at a time where we had some injuries and needed some stability and I think he not only provided that but did a lot more," Mets assistant general manager John Ricco said on a conference call. "This trade was really less about the return we got and more about a couple of other aspects."One, it allows us to clear out some playing time for some of our other younger guys," Ricco added. "The second part I think was about doing the right thing by Jose. You know, he's a veteran player who came to us and, as I said, did a nice job both on and off the field. By being able to move him to a contender, albeit one in our division, but to a contender, it allows Jose a chance to participate in a pennant race and ultimately chase a World Series ring."To fill Bautista's roster spot, the fourth-place Mets planned to reinstate outfielder Brandon Nimmo from the 10-day disabled list before Tuesday night's game in Chicago against the Cubs. Nimmo had been sidelined by a bruised left index finger.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports