ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Outfielder Cedric Mullins and the Tampa Bay Rays have finalized a $7.5 million, one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2027.
Mullins gets a $7 million salary next year, and the mutual option is for $10 million with a $500,000 buyout.
Tampa Bay designated right-hander Yoniel Curet for assignment to open a roster space for Mullins, whose agreement was announced Saturday.
A 31-year-old center fielder who bats left-handed, Mullins hit .216 with 17 homers and 59 RBIs in 133 games this year for Baltimore and the New York Mets, who for three minor league right-handers: Raimon Gómez, Anthony Nunez and Chandler Marsh. Mullins batted .182 with two homers and 10 RBIs in 42 games with the Mets.
An All-Star in 2021, Mullins has a .247 average with 103 homers and 337 RBIs in eight major league seasons with the Orioles and Mets. He set career bests in 2021 with a .291 average, 30 homers and 30 stolen bases, driving in 59 runs. He had a career-high 74 RBIs in 2023.
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