The agreement between the Mets and free agent OF/1B Jay Bruce became official Tuesday night when the club announced it has brought back the slugger for three years and $39 million.
Bruce will receive a signing bonus of $3 million. He'll earn $10 million in 2018 and $13 million in each of the last two seasons of the deal.
"I'm excited to return to the Mets to help finish what we set out to do at the beginning of last season and return to the postseason for the best fans in baseball," Bruce said. "We have a terrific group of guys in place and I'm excited to get back to work.