By Gerardo Romero
05 Feb 2024, 09:20 AM EST
Pitcher Adam Ottavino managed to sign his return to the New York Mets last week after having ended his contract with the Major League team, demonstrating that he has become a figure of great value for the American organization ahead of the season. 2024 of Major League Baseball (MLB).
In an interview with the pitcher by SNY, the player showed all the details of this agreement that links him for one more season with the Mets in exchange for $4.5 million dollars to be able to support them to perform better than in 2023 and thus being able to compete for a place in the World Series and even win the title of champion of the best baseball in the world.
“I love playing in New York. It’s my favorite place to play. I think it is the best city in the world and has the best fans, without a doubt. But for me, it really wasn’t on my radar after opting out this year. I was willing to play. play anywhere. “This ended up being the best opportunity for me, and I am definitely happy to be back with the Mets,” Ottavino said in his statement.
Ottavino, 38, established himself as one of the best arms within the Big Apple organization during the last campaign; Despite leaving a 1-7 record in the regular round, he managed to achieve a total of 12 saves with a 3.21 ERA in 31.2 innings pitched throughout the campaign.
“I’ve been working on my pitches in various ways. I think if I can get a little bit of my speed back, I think that will make the rest of my arsenal work the way I really want it to. So that’s the main indicator. I’m just looking for a trend in a slightly better direction, speed-wise, when I get there,” she highlighted.
“But I’ve been altering my cutter and slider pitch a little bit, looking to make it more of a chase pitch, something that can swing and miss below the zone, and I’m looking to get to Florida. and see the trial and error process with real hitters,” the pitcher added.
This will become Ottavino’s third season defending the colors of the New York Mets, an institution in which he will continue with the fundamental role of providing stability on the mound to be able to help them in key moments or even opening games when necessary.
“As one of the leaders of this team, I think my message will be more along the lines of: Collectively, we need to have our heads in the right place in the clubhouse. Obviously, the fans are there to support us and will fulfill their wishes. And that is incredible,” she emphasized.
“But inside the clubhouse, we need to put last year behind us and even two years ago behind us and just focus on what we can do this year, do our best from Day 1, play good, clean baseball. baseball… and give us the opportunity to add on the deadline and see what happens,” Ottavino concluded.
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