(From left) Hugh Watt and Britton.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The off-season reinforcements for the Mets are not over yet. After the Twins have a high chance to sign Carlos Correa for $200 million in 6 years, the Mets are rumored to be interested in signing the former Orioles rescue king , played for the Yankees' Britton (Zack Britton) last year.

The well-known reporter Jon Heyman (Jon Heyman) published an article mentioning that the Metropolis is now the team that most wants to sign Britton among many teams, and pointed out that he worked with the current Metropolitan head coach Buck Showalter during the Orioles period , and is also quite close to the new Mets coaching staff Dom Chiti, who was with the Orioles from 2014-2016.

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Britton played for the Orioles from 2011 to 2018. He was selected to the All-Star Game in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, he successfully won the American League Rescue King with 47 rescues in a single season.

In 2018, Britton was traded to the Yankees by the team. He played 136 games with the Yankees in his career, with an ERA of 2.75.

Britton signed a three-year $39 million contract with the Yankees in 2019, and the team exercised the option in 2020. After changing the contract to four years and $53 million, Britton was troubled by injuries and underwent TJ surgery. Only 25 games will be shot in 2021 and 2022, and he is currently a free agent.

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