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Yoenis Cespedes declares his Mets reunion desires on Instagram
By Dylan Svoboda
Published Nov. 21, 2024, 5:41 p.m. ET
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Yoenis Cespedes is pining for a Mets reunion.
The former big league outfielder expressed his desire to play in Queens
once again during a live stream from the Instagram account NYM_news on
Wednesday.
“I’m ready to play but just for the Mets,” Cespedes wrote from his
official Instagram account.
New York Mets Yoenis Cespedes takes batting practice in a cage as the
Mets hold Spring Training in Port St Lucie before the 2020 season.
New York Mets Yoenis Cespedes takes batting practice in a cage as the
Mets hold Spring Training in Port St Lucie before the 2020 season.
Anthony J Causi
The Cuba native has been out of the majors since opting out of the 2020
season — after he played eight games — with the Mets due to COVID-19
concerns.
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At the time, sources told The Post that Cespedes partly stepped away
from the team out of frustration with a lack of playing time that
prevented him from reaching lucrative performance bonuses.
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In 2021, Cespedes attempted a comeback, holding a showcase in Fort
Pierce, Fla. that 11 teams attended, and briefly spoke with the Mets
about a potential reunion, although talks fell apart when the outfielder
reportedly claimed he was unwilling to play in the minors.
Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes #52 sitting on top of some baseballs
waiting to hit during a 2015 workout.
Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes #52 sitting on top of some baseballs
waiting to hit during a 2015 workout.
Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
Cespedes, 39, has been out of professional baseball entirely since
2022-23 when he played for Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League.
The Mets traded for Cespedes at the 2015 MLB trade deadline in exchange
for pitchers Michael Fulmer and Luis Cessa.
Before the 2017 season, Cespedes signed a four-year, $110 million deal
with the Mets.
Injuries, including separate surgeries to remove calcifications from
both heels, which hampered him over the latter years with the Mets,
playing in just 127 games from 2017-20.
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During five total seasons in the orange and blue, Cespedes hit
.279/.344/.539 with 76 home runs and 205 RBIs, including making the
National League All-Star team and finishing 8th in NL MVP voting in 2016.
Cespedes played eight total seasons in the majors in stints with the
A’s, Red Sox and Tigers, in addition to the Mets, after defecting from
Cuba in 2011.
By Dylan Svoboda
Published Nov. 21, 2024, 5:41 p.m. ET
44 Comments
Up Next - SNY's BNNY discuss who is most likely to re-sign with the
Mets, Pete Alonso, Sean Manaea or Luis Severino
Yoenis Cespedes is pining for a Mets reunion.
The former big league outfielder expressed his desire to play in Queens
once again during a live stream from the Instagram account NYM_news on
Wednesday.
“I’m ready to play but just for the Mets,” Cespedes wrote from his
official Instagram account.
New York Mets Yoenis Cespedes takes batting practice in a cage as the
Mets hold Spring Training in Port St Lucie before the 2020 season.
New York Mets Yoenis Cespedes takes batting practice in a cage as the
Mets hold Spring Training in Port St Lucie before the 2020 season.
Anthony J Causi
The Cuba native has been out of the majors since opting out of the 2020
season — after he played eight games — with the Mets due to COVID-19
concerns.
00:07
04:14
At the time, sources told The Post that Cespedes partly stepped away
from the team out of frustration with a lack of playing time that
prevented him from reaching lucrative performance bonuses.
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Juan Soto; Hal Steinbrenner
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In 2021, Cespedes attempted a comeback, holding a showcase in Fort
Pierce, Fla. that 11 teams attended, and briefly spoke with the Mets
about a potential reunion, although talks fell apart when the outfielder
reportedly claimed he was unwilling to play in the minors.
Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes #52 sitting on top of some baseballs
waiting to hit during a 2015 workout.
Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes #52 sitting on top of some baseballs
waiting to hit during a 2015 workout.
Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
Cespedes, 39, has been out of professional baseball entirely since
2022-23 when he played for Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League.
The Mets traded for Cespedes at the 2015 MLB trade deadline in exchange
for pitchers Michael Fulmer and Luis Cessa.
Before the 2017 season, Cespedes signed a four-year, $110 million deal
with the Mets.
Injuries, including separate surgeries to remove calcifications from
both heels, which hampered him over the latter years with the Mets,
playing in just 127 games from 2017-20.
44
What do you think? Post a comment.
During five total seasons in the orange and blue, Cespedes hit
.279/.344/.539 with 76 home runs and 205 RBIs, including making the
National League All-Star team and finishing 8th in NL MVP voting in 2016.
Cespedes played eight total seasons in the majors in stints with the
A’s, Red Sox and Tigers, in addition to the Mets, after defecting from
Cuba in 2011.