PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets outfield prospect Cesar Puello has landed on waivers, multiple major league sources told ESPN.com.

The move was expected.

Puello will not make the Mets' Opening Day roster and is out of options, so the club must attempt to pass him through waivers before sending him to Triple-A Las Vegas. If Puello does not clear waivers, he would go to the claiming team's major league roster. That team also could try to pass Puello through waivers to get him off the 40-man roster and to the minors.

Puello, who turned 24 on Wednesday, hit .252 with seven homers and 37 RBIs in 318 at-bats and had 13 steals for Triple-A Las Vegas in 2014.

He was suspended 50 games on Aug. 5, 2013 for a Biogenesis-related infraction of MLB's Joint Drug Agreement.