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PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets' opening-day payroll this season is projected to be $345.1 million, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts. That is $74 million more than the New York Yankees will spend as the next-highest-paying team. The Mets also are expected to pay nearly $100 million in luxury tax,…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s the constant refrain of escapees from Elmira and East Rutherford: South Florida has no seasons. Not so. Saturday is opening day for Grapefruit League spring-training baseball for five Major League teams in three South Florida ballparks — for fans, it’s Christmas every day.

In 1976, a 20-year-old Buck Showalter was spending the summer in Cape Cod, working as a short-order cook and playing for the Hyannis Mets.

The third time is the charm.

MINNEAPOLIS — The reaction when it was revealed on Dec. 20 that agent Scott Boras had rebounded from San Francisco's cold feet on the signing of Carlos Correa to land a similar deal with the New York Mets was two-fold:

Correa agreed Tuesday to return to the Twins after richer deals with the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets both dissolved over concerns by those clubs about an old injury to his lower leg.

A person familiar with the negotiations says Carlos Correa has agreed to a $200 million, six-year contract that keeps him with the Minnesota Twins after failing to complete deals with the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants

MLB superstar shortstop Carlos Correa has agreed to return to the Minnesota Twins on a long-term deal after originally agreeing to terms with the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets

MLB superstar shortstop Carlos Correa has agreed to return to the Minnesota Twins on a long-term deal after originally agreeing to terms with the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets

The Giants had earlier raised concerns about Correa’s health.

LOS ANGELES — There is nothing stopping a team from signing a player with a medical issue. There is nothing stopping Steve Cohen, the owner of the New York Mets.