What a Signing: As New York Mets has finally signed a veteran star player from Cincinnati Reds to replace…

April 23, summary of the Mets’ offseason J.D. Martinez and the Mets officially announced their one-year, $12 million contract on Saturday morning. Among the noteworthy additions the Mets have made since David Stearns assumed the role of New York’s new president of baseball operations in October are Martinez, who joins position players Harrison Bader, Joey Wendle, and Tyrone Taylor, as well as pitchers Luis Severino, Sean Manaea, Adrian Houser, Jake Diekman, Shintaro Fujinami, and Jorge López.

The Mets also have a new manager in Carlos Mendoza, who took over for Buck Showalter as the team looks to move on from a dismal 2023 campaign.