Billy Wagner will have a chance to pitch in the pennant race after the New York Mets traded him to the Boston Red Sox for two unnamed players on Tuesday.

“He woke up and decided he wanted to join a team in the middle of a pennant race to have a chance to pitch in October and to have a chance to get a ring, which he’s never done,” Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said. “There were some ups and downs and turns in the decision, but in the end he told us he woke up today and really wanted a chance to win a World Series, and came here for all the right reasons.”

The 38-year-old pitcher will officially join the team in Boston on Thursday.