Nine-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel will try to pitch in a 17 th Major League season after agreeing to terms with the New York Mets on Saturday. While the National League team has not announced the agreement, the New York Post, New York Times and MLB.com reported on Kimbrel’s return to baseball.

The New York Mets are taking a flier on a proven veteran pitcher in Craig Kimbrel. Several reporters confirmed Saturday that the Mets have agreed to sign Kimbrel.

If Kimbrel can recapture his old form this spring and prove he’s worthy of a spot in the Mets’ bullpen, then New York is acquiring a battle-tested, late-inning reliever on an affordable contract. Kimbrel would receive a $2.5 million base salary from the Mets if he makes the team, Will Sammon of The Athletic reported Saturday.

ATLANTA --Craig Kimbrel had a feeling this would be a special night, so he wanted about 30 to 40 family members and friends from Alabama to come watch him reach a rare milestone. The hard-throwing closer became the eighth pitcher in major league history to ...

The New York Mets are taking a flier on a proven veteran pitcher in Craig Kimbrel. Several reporters confirmed Saturday that the Mets have agreed to sign