MLB trade deadline: Mets get RBI leader Bruce as Lucroy heads to Rangers

• Mets batting average is lowest in the major leagues
• Bruce is hitting .265 with 25 homers and 80 RBIs
• Brewers catcher Lucroy heading south to Texas

The New York Mets have acquired All-Star outfielder Jay Bruce from the Cincinnati Reds for infielder Dilson Herrera and minor league left-hander Max Wotell.

The 29-year-old Bruce is hitting .265 with 25 homers and a National League-leading 80 RBIs. He made the NL All-Star team for the third time. New York also re-acquired left-hander Jon Niese from Pittsburgh for reliever Antonio Bastardo.