The New York Mets introduced their new $66 million left fielder today in Jason Bay:
Jason Bay Calls Signing With Mets The ‘Perfect Fit’
Though negotiations played out over an extended period, general manager Omar Minaya said that the Mets expressed immediate interest in Bay, and -- contrary to speculation -- it was reciprocated. Minaya said that he had no doubts about Bay’s sincerity about being excited to get started in New York.
“The bottom line is, we like Jason Bay,” Minaya said. “We’ve seen him produce in the National League already in Pittsburgh in a big ballpark. We’ve seen him produce in a big market like Boston. That’s not an easy thing to do, and he performed.”
Bay said that the Mets were a perfect fit:
“There was a short list of teams that I wanted to go to, and the New York Mets were on that list,” Bay said. “To be able to be here on the team and in the place that I wanted to be, you only get a chance to do this once or twice in a career. I’m very grateful and honored to be here.”
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