The New York Mets have reached an agreement with free-agent lefty reliever A.J. Minter, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Minter is slated to make $22 million over a two-year term. He will have the ability to opt out and return to the free-agent market after the first season if he so desires.

The New York Mets bolstered their left-handed reliever depth Friday by signing a former World Series hero away from an NL East rival in free agency.

The next step in the Mets’ plans post-Pete Alonso is complete. The team signed reliever A.J. Minter to a two-year. $22 million contract on Friday, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. The deal with the 31-year-old is pending a physical and has an opt-out after the first year.

The Pete Alonso era in New York has likely come to an end. According to Joel Sherman and Dan Martin of the New York Post, the Mets gave Alonso a three-year offer with opt-outs and a total of roughly $68 million,

The majority of MLB rumors for over a month have all pointed to All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso re-signing with