(New York) Hitting champion Jeff McNeil and the New York Mets reached a four-year, $50 million deal on Tuesday, which means the two sides won’t have to go through the salary arbitration process.
McNeil, a two-time All-Star, led the majors with a . 326 batting average last season. The second baseman was demanding a $3 million raise for a $7.75 million salary this season, while the Mets had offered him $6.25 million.
McNeil will end up getting $6.25 million this season, $10.25 million in 2024 and $15.75 million for each of the next two seasons. The Mets will also have a $15.75 million option year for 2027 with a $2 million buyout clause. If that option left to the club’s discretion comes into effect, McNeil’s contract value would rise to €63.75m for five years.
He was the only one of the seven Mets players eligible for the salary arbitration process not to reach an agreement by now or to have officially traded offers before the Jan. 13 deadline.
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The two sides, however, reached a multi-season agreement a few weeks later, avoiding appearing before a three-person committee in St. Louis. Petersburg, Florida.
McNeil, who turns 31 in April, could have become a free agent after the 2024 season but agreed to push that deadline forward by two years, possibly three.
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