The New York Mets avoided arbitration with Tyrone Taylor by agreeing to a one-year, $3.8 million contract on Friday, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.

The 31-year-old arrived in Queens after a December 2023 trade with the Milwaukee Brewers , and his multi-position outfield work

has given the Mets valuable coverage over the past two seasons. In 2025, Taylor appeared in 113 games, starting 87, while covering all three outfield positions and spending 106 games in center field, the position that has remained New York's most unsettled area. Although his overall WAR dipped from 2.0 in 2024 to 1.0 in 2025, Taylor’s defense continued to be a strong factor in his value to the team.

Offensively, Taylor was below par for much of the 2025 season, finishing with a .223 average, 18 doubles, three tr

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