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J.D. Martinez to 'take it slow' to get ready for Mets debut

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- J.D. Martinez and the New York Mets finalized a $12 million, one-year contract on Saturday.

The 36-year-old designated hitter gets a $2.5 million signing bonus, $2 million this year and $7.5 million in deferred money, payable in $1.5 million installments each Jan. 15 from 2034-38.

"Fortunately enough, I found a place here with New York and one of those last-second-type things and it worked out," Martinez told reporters in Port St. Lucie, Florida. "I'm excited to be here. I know the guys are super excited to have me, and I'm super excited to just be in the clubhouse with them and I'm ready for the journey ahead of us.