The New York Mets agreed to a one-year, $12-million deal with designated hitter J.D. Martinez, reports the New York Post's Jon Heyman.
The deal, which is still pending a physical, pays Martinez $4.5 million this season and $1.5 million in deferred money per year from 2034-38, a source told SNY's Andy Martino. The pact's structure lessens the Mets' luxury tax for the upcoming campaign.