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Delgado to return to Mets in 2009 as team exercises option

Associated Press

Friday, October 31, 2008

NEW YORK -- Carlos Delgado's $12 million option for next year was exercised Friday by the New York Mets. Following a terrible start, the 36-year-old first baseman hit .308 with 27 homers and 80 RBIs in 84 games from June 27 on. That left him with a final average of .271 with 38 homers and 115 RBIs. "Carlos is a key part of our plans for 2009, and we wanted to let him know as quickly as allowed that we wanted him back," Mets general manager Omar Minaya said in a statement. "Yesterday -- the da ...

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