Tue 6/23/15 2:01 PM

Gee cleared waivers and has been sent outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal reports. Gee's $5.3 million salary prevented any team from putting in a claim, and he'll now look to work out his struggles in the minors. If he isn't promoted back to the Mets later this season, he can declare free agency at the end of the campaign.