Adam Ottavino is again with a New York staff, and he’s already taking photographs on the different one.
On Tuesday, the veteran right-hander expressed his pleasure to be again in New York after signing a one-year, $4 million take care of the Mets over the weekend and said, “It’s great that a good team is in New York.”
Ottavino spent the 2019 and 2020 seasons with the Yankees, earlier than they traded him to Boston after a brutal second season that noticed his ERA balloon to five.89.
The Post’s Joel Sherman first reported the information of Ottavino’s new contract with the Mets, which incorporates one other $1 million in incentives.
Ottavino — who grew up in Brooklyn and normally spends the offseason in New York City — couldn’t be happier to be residence.
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“It’s where I really want to be,” he instructed reporters on Tuesday. “I get to sleep in my own bed and see my kids more, and not have to move three times, so that’s the biggest thing. I’m really excited about that and obviously this team.”
Ottavino, 36, went 7-3 with a 4.21 ERA and 11 saves final season in 69 appearances.