In the hours before their season opener, the Mets bolstered their outfield depth with an interesting addition from their past. 

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The Mets and Tommy Pham struck an agreement on a minor league deal, a source confirmed Thursday, just before the Mets knocked around the Pirates 11-7 on Opening Day at Citi Field.

According to The Post’s Jon Heyman, Pham has an opt-out in his pact for April 25 and would make $2.25 million plus incentives if he is called up. 

Pham was a rare bright spot in an otherwise dreary 2023 season in Queens — he posted an .820 OPS in 79 games before he was part of the deadline sell-off, the Mets sending him to Arizona — and he has bounced around the league since. 

Now 38, Pham’s free agency nearly dragged into the regular season after a merely OK season (.700 OPS in 120 games) with the Pirates last season. 

The Mets’ major league outfield consists of Juan Soto, Luis Robert Jr. and Carson Benge, with Tyrone Taylor a reserve and Jared Young a lefty bat capable of playing a corner spot. Mike Tauchman might have cracked the roster before he required knee surgery toward the end of camp. 

Pham, a righty with a strong history of hitting lefties during his 12 seasons, theoretically could hit his way into a major league job, particularly if the lefty-hitting Benge struggles (or solely struggles against southpaws). 

Benge showed plenty in his debut, smoking a home run against a righty in Justin Lawrence and working a walk against lefty Mason Montgomery on an afternoon he earned two bases on balls and went 1-for-3 with a steal.