Right-hander Kodai Senga and the New York Mets are in agreement on a five-year, $75 million contract, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN's Jeff Passan late Saturday night, confirming reports.
There were a few last-minute questions about the deal being finalized this weekend, but they were worked out and Senga is a Met pending a physical.
Senga, 29, has pitched for 11 seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he is 104-51 with a 2.42 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP in 275 career games.
He joins a new-look rotation that has remade itself after the free-agent losses of Jacob deGrom to the Texas Rangers and Taijuan Walker to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Mets on Wednesday agreed to a two-year, $26 million deal with left-hander Jose Quintana, sources told ESPN. That contract came two days after three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander agreed to a two-year, $86.66 million deal with the club.
Even before Senga's deal, the Mets' payroll heading into next season was projected to be around $320 million. They would be the first team ever to open the season with a $300 million payroll, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
Last season, the Mets finished 101-62, but ended up in second place in the National League East, behind the Atlanta Braves. New York lost to the San Diego Padres in its wild-card series in three games.
News of Senga's agreement was first reported by SNY.