NEW YORK — The New York Mets signed infielder Jared Younger to a one-year contract Monday, including depth at first base after star slugger Pete Alonso turned a free agent this fall.
Younger is a .210 profession hitter with two homers, eight RBIs and a .725 OPS in 22 main league video games and 69 plate appearances with the Chicago Cubs from 2022-23.
He was claimed off waivers by St. Louis in November 2023 and batted .285 with 11 homers and a .917 OPS at Triple-A Memphis this yr earlier than being launched by the Cardinals in July.
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Younger then performed 38 video games for the Doosan Bears in Korea, hitting .326 with 10 homers, 39 RBIs and a 1.080 OPS.
A left-handed hitter, the 29-year-old Younger was born in Canada and chosen by the Cubs within the fifteenth spherical of the 2017 newbie draft out of Outdated Dominion in Virginia.
All 12 of his large league begins have come at first base. He has performed each place within the minors besides catcher and middle area.
