PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — The New York Mets renewed All-Star pitcher Jacob deGrom's contract for $607,000 Friday after the sides could not agree on a deal for the 2016 season.
DeGrom, who helped the Mets reach the World Series for the first time since 2000, gets a 9 percent raise from his earnings last year, when he had a $531,875 salary plus a $25,000 bonus for winning the 2014 NL Rookie of the Year award, a total of $556,875.
Under baseball's collective bargaining agreement, the Mets had the right to unilaterally renew deGrom's contract from March 2-11.
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