The Mets bolstered their outfield alignment with a native New Yorker, signing Harrison Bader to a one-year contract, the club announced on Friday. The deal is worth $10.5 million, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.
A Bronxville, N.Y., native who attended Horace Mann High School in The Bronx, Bader is familiar with and has become a familiar face in the Big Apple, spending parts of 2022 and ‘23 with the Yankees. The 29-year-old is a career .243/.310/.396 hitter over parts of seven seasons with the Cardinals, Yankees and Reds, and is considered one of the game’s elite defenders.
“We’re very happy to add Harrison to our team. He has continually distinguished himself as one of the best defenders in baseball and can help us win games in a variety of different ways,” Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said in a statement. “He’s a native New Yorker who knows what baseball means to this city and our fan base.”
Bader is also more than familiar with Mets star Pete Alonso; the two were teammates at the University of Florida from 2014-15, including the Gators’ run to the Men’s College World Series in 2015. Alonso welcomed Bader to the Mets with a post on Instagram on Thursday afternoon.
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