Hansel Robles

With the Mets in 2018 he was 2–2 with a 5.03 ERA in 16 relief appearances, striking out 23 batters in 19.2 innings. Robles was designated for assignment on June 22.

On June 23, 2018, Robles was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels. With the Angels in 2018, he was 0-1 with 2 saves with a 2.97 ERA in 37 relief appearances, striking out 36 batters in ​36  ⁄3 innings. Robles' continued success with the Angels continued into the 2019 season, as he recorded an ERA of 2.48 in 71 appearances. He also served as closer, recording 23 saves in ​72  ⁄3 innings.

In 2017, Robles underperformed. Before the summer began, he was demoted to AAA where he spent nearly two months before returning to the Mets. At the Major League level, his walk rate increased for the second consecutive season and his home run rate nearly doubled.

As a result of the incident, Robles was suspended for three games by Major League Baseball and fined an undisclosed amount. He appealed the suspension and was allowed to play for the rest of the season. When the Mets made the playoffs, Robles was part of the roster of the Mets all the way up to the 2015 World Series. Once the appeal process is complete, the suspension would carry over into 2016.

The Mets added Robles to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2014. The Mets promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on April 20, 2015 to replace then-injured reliever Jerry Blevins.

Another quick pitch incident occurred on September 24 against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in the bottom of the eighth inning with no one on base and one out, Robles threw a quick pitch on a 0–2 count to batter Jay Bruce for his sixth pitch of the inning with home plate umpire Adam Hamari originally signaling no pitch then changing it to a ball. The umpire is allowed to call a quick pitch a ball, but manager Terry Collins argued that it couldn't be a ball. He argued with Hamari and third base umpire Ted Barrett, but the call stood. However, review of the pitch showed that Bruce seemed ready to hit the pitch, but the ball landed out of the strike zone where it could've been called a ball regardless of the quick pitch.

On October 2 in Philadelphia against the Phillies in the bottom of the sixth inning with the Mets leading 5–3 with no one on base and one out, a 2–2 count to batter Cameron Rupp on the 14th pitch, Robles threw a quick pitch near the head of Rupp and both of the benches for the Mets and the Phillies emptied but no fight occurred. Robles was ejected immediately by home plate umpire Bob Davidson. Rupp began cursing at Robles while being restrained by catcher Travis d'Arnaud who told Rupp that the pitch wasn't intentional. Robles pleaded his case saying it wasn't his fault indicating he had no intention to hit Rupp. Manager Terry Collins of the Mets was ejected because the umpire's judged that if there was any intent then both the pitcher and the manager are therefore ejected. The pitch became ball 3 with the count 3–2.

Robles finished the season with a 4–3 record, 3.67 ERA in 57 games in 54 innings pitched with a WHIP of 1.019 with 61 strikeouts while giving up 37 hits, 27 runs (22 of them earned), 8 home runs, and 18 walks.

Robles signed as an international free agent in August 2008. Robles played in the minors with the Dominican Summer League Mets, Kingsport Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones, Gulf Coast League Mets, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, and the Las Vegas 51s.

Hansel Manuel Robles (born August 13, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Robles signed as an international free agent with the New York Mets in 2008. He made his MLB debut in 2015.

On August 25 against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, Robles came into the game in the sixth inning getting two outs, one of them being a strikeout. In the seventh inning with two outs and no one on, Robles threw his 19th pitch of the game, a quick pitch with Darin Ruf batting. The home plate umpire Dan Bellino pointed at Robles to start throwing, but Ruf's head was down and was caught by surprise with the pitch while at the same time Bellino put his hand out yelling "time". The pitch was not called ball or strike. Former Met Jeff Francoeur stepped out of the dugout yelling at Robles with Bellino approaching the Phillies dugout telling Francouer to sit down. Robles also yelled back at Francoeur.