When the Mets announced in May that outfielder Yoenis Cespedes had fractured his right ankle in a “violent fall” on his Florida ranch in May, General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen insisted that his immediate focus was on his player’s health. “We haven’t even thought about implications to the contract,” Van Wagenen said during a news conference at Citi Field at the time. On Friday, the team and Cespedes agreed to an amended deal, according to multiple news media reports. Cespedes, who will remain under contract and was due $29.5 million in the final year of his contract, was said to agree to a significant reduction in his salary. ESPN reported that the Mets will save more than $10 million.

Source: New York Times December 14, 2019 03:33 UTC