The New York Mets have avoided salary arbitration with Noah Syndergaard, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $9.7 million, sources confirm to ESPN.
The deal was first reported Tuesday by USA Today Sports.
Syndergaard, 28 missed the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow last March. The former All-Star pitcher is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2021 season.
Mets president Sandy Anderson, in an interview earlier this month with New York radio station WFAN, said a June return for Syndergaard is a "reasonable expectation.