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Former Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes back to crushing baseballs

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Yoenis Cespedes will always have an odd legacy within Mets history. The four-year deal he signed following the 2016 season was a complete disaster. However, he’s also heralded for being one of the main forces behind New York’s back-to-back postseason runs in 2015 and 2016.

He accumulated 792 plate appearances from August 1, 2015 to October 1, 2016. During that time, he slashed .282/.348/.554 with 48 home runs, 39 doubles, 130 RBI, and 111 runs scored. That all sussed out to a 142 wRC+. Cespedes was still productive when on the field between 2017 and 2020, evidenced by his .