The “OMG” era could be over.
On Friday, the New York Mets signed infielder Nick Madrigal to a major-league deal, according to The New York Post’s Joel Sherman. Madrigal conceivably fills the spot occupied by Jose Iglesias last season as a backup at second base and third base.
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Madrigal had the worst season of his professional career last year with the Chicago Cubs. He hit .221 with a .535 OPS and no home runs in 51 games and 94 plate appearances at the major-league level and was demoted to Triple-A, where he suffered a broken hand in his first game there.
Madrigal, 27, was the No. 4 overall pick of the Chicago White Sox in 2018. The light-hitting infielder has four home runs and an 86 OPS+ in his career, which spans five seasons and 285 games. He has a career 9% strikeout rate, which is among the best in the majors.
He’s a younger (by more than seven years) version of Iglesias, who became a fan favorite and an important clubhouse piece in 2024. Iglesias’ “OMG” song became a hit last season. Not only did it play every time Iglesias, who recorded it under his performer name Candelita, came up to bat, but it also blared each time a Mets player hit a home run. The dugout and stands were full of “OMG” signs, too.
Iglesias had one of the best stretches of his career with the Mets, posting a .337.381/.830 line with four home runs and 26 RBIs in 85 regular-season games and 270 plate appearances. He had 10 hits in 46 playoff plate appearances.
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