{"id":92218,"date":"2024-12-16T23:39:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=92218"},"modified":"2024-12-16T23:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:39:24","slug":"mets-sign-jared-young-mlb-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/12\/16\/mets-sign-jared-young-mlb-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Sign Canadian Infielder to Major League Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Mets announced Monday<\/a> that they have signed infielder Jared Young<\/a> to a one-year MLB contract. The 29-year-old Canadian from Prince George, British Columbia has MLB experience with the Chicago Cubs<\/a>. In his career with them, he has recorded a .210 batting average across 62 at-bats he recorded 10 runs, 13 hits, eight RBI, and six walks. In terms of Young’s role with the Mets, he will likely be a bench player and could spend more time in the minors. But Young is a player who the Mets can help develop in 2025. The Mets signing Young will provide them with depth in the infield, especially first base with Pete Alonso<\/a> joining free agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Mets signed infielder Jared Young to a Major League contract. He has 22 games of experience in the bigs but has spent most of his career in the minors and Korea. (He OPS’d 1.080 in the KBO this season.)<\/p>\n

With the Mets, Young is a bench candidate who may wind up at Triple-A.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n