(New York) Free agent Luis Severino and the New York Mets are finalizing a one-year deal worth $13 million, according to a source close to the situation.

The person told the news to The Associated Press Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because the team has not yet announced the contract.

Severino, who was with the Yankees last season, would be transferred to the other team that plays in New York. The right-handed pitcher had an unforgettable season, which was also cut short due to injury. Having appeared in two career All-Star Games, Severino finished with a 4-8 record, along with a 6.65 ERA in 18 starts in 2023.

Earlier this month, the Mets hired former Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza as the team’s new manager.

Severino played his eight career seasons with the Yankees. He posted a 54-37 record with a 3.79 ERA in 141 games, including 125 starts.

(New York) Baltimore Orioles pitchers Felix Bautista and Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Devin Williams were named major league relievers of the year on Wednesday.

Bautista unanimously won the Mariano-Rivera award in the American League. Emmanuel Clase (Cleveland Guardians) and Jordan Romano (Toronto Blue Jays) finished second and third, respectively.

Bautista, 28, was 8-2 with a 1.48 ERA. The right-hander made 33 saves in 39 opportunities for the American East Division champions.

He made his final appearance on the mound on August 25 and underwent Tommy-John surgery on October 9, which will likely cause him to miss the entire 2024 season.

Williams, a 29-year-old right-hander, won the Trevor Hoffman Award. He was preferred over David Bednar (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Josh Hader (San Diego Padres).

Williams boasted an 8-3 record and 1.53 GAA, recording 36 saves in 40 opportunities. He also won this award in 2020.

Rivera and Hoffman were among six people who spoke, along with Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley and Rollie Fingers, as well as John Franco and Billy Wagner. Regular season performances were included in the voting.

(Chicago) Andre Dawson said he sent a letter to Baseball Hall of Fame President Jane Forbes Clark asking her to replace his Montreal Expos cap on his commemorative plaque with the Chicago Cubs, a decision that displeased him as soon as it was announced by the institution 13 years ago.

“I don’t expect them to be surprised by this request,” Dawson told the Chicago Tribune on Monday. If they respond, I know it will take them some time to do so. And I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t respond. »

Players could choose the team they wanted to enter the Hall of Fame with until 2001, but the institution changed its rules at the start of voting for the 2002 vintage. That decision was made after newspaper articles reported in 1999 that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays offered financial compensation to Wade Boggs, who had just announced his retirement, to use the Florida team’s logo on his commemorative plaque. Boggs was finally inducted in 2005 with a Boston Red Sox cap.

“We plan to speak with Andre, but have not yet received his letter,” Hall of Fame spokesman Jon Shestakofsky said Wednesday.

Three weeks after the Baseball Writers’ Association of America elected him in 2010, the Hall of Fame decided he would wear an Expos cap on his commemorative plaque.

“I respect Temple’s decision to place the Expos logo on my cap and understand that they need to make sure to place the logo of the team that has had the greatest impact on my career,” Dawson said via press release issued by the Hall of Fame. Cubs fans will always have a special place in my heart, and I owe them a huge debt for allowing me to have a memorable time in Chicago, as do fans in Montreal, Boston and South Florida, where I live. Obviously, the most important thing is that I’m part of the big Hall of Fame family, because it’s the highest honor anyone can aspire to. »

However, on the day the Hall of Fame decision was announced, Dawson told Chicago radio station WMVP-AM, “I’m disappointed. I can say without embarrassment that I would have preferred to use the Cubs logo.”

At the time of the decision, then-Temple president Jeff Idelson said, “You want the logo of the team where the player had the greatest impact.” He had a huge impact in Montreal. He had a big impact in Chicago, and a little less so in Boston and Florida, and it was obviously a case where we had to sit down and think before making a decision. »

The institution recalled that Dawson had 1,575 of his 2,774 career hits with the Expos, that he won six of his eight Gold Gloves in Montreal and that he led the Expos to their only victory in the playoffs — they beat the Philadelphia Phillies in five games in the Series of the National League Division in 1981. Idelson also added that it is the institution’s responsibility to “correctly interpret the history of the sport.”

Dawson played his first 11 seasons with the Expos, posting a .285 batting average with 225 home runs and 838 RBIs. He was elected to the All-Star Game three times and won the National League’s Most Outstanding Rookie award in 1977. He played six seasons with the Cubs, where he won the National League’s Most Outstanding Player award in 1987 after hitting .287 with 49 home runs and 137 RBIs. He also played two seasons with the Boston Red Sox and two more with the Florida Marlins, before announcing his retirement in 1996.