If you’re going to replace Jose Iglesias from the 2024 New York Mets, you’re going to either need to teach someone how to sing or have Bad Bunny learn how to hit a curveball. The Mets went with the former option, choosing to find a ballplayer who might have a music career in the future rather than the other way around.
Iglesias was the most popular player on the 2024 team because of the life he injected into a seemingly dead ball club. Replace him? The Mets tried.
Nick Madrigal signed a contract with the Mets last offseason to become their infield utility man.