{"id":30617,"date":"2025-02-01T11:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T11:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30617"},"modified":"2025-02-01T11:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T11:01:35","slug":"breaking-new-york-mets-sign-infielder-nick-madrigal-to-a-one-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30617","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: New York Mets sign infielder Nick Madrigal to a one-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5508c98\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5015x2821+0+261\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9b%2Ff4%2F127eafe54f618d33669b3d06a77c%2Fusatsi-23146715.jpg\" alt=\"MLB: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK \u2014 The New York Mets signed infielder Nick Madrigal to a one-year contract Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Madrigal hit .221 with 10 RBIs in 51 games for the Chicago Cubs last year. He was non-tendered by the team in November.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Madrigal will compete for a spot on New York\u2019s bench in spring training. He has made big league starts at second and third base.<\/p>\n<p>Madrigal was selected by the White Sox with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 amateur draft out of Oregon State University. He was traded to the crosstown Cubs in July 2021 in the Craig Kimbrel deal.<\/p>\n<p>Madrigal is a .274 hitter with four homers, 77 RBIs and 17 steals in 285 career major league games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madrigal hit .221 with 10 RBIs in 51 games for the Chicago Cubs last year. 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