Reliever Seth Lugo, Padres finalize $15M, 2-year contract

By The Associated Press

FILE - New York Mets' Seth Lugo winds up during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, May 25, 2022. Free-agent reliever Lugo and the San Diego Padres have agreed on a $15 million, two-year contract, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical and no announcement had been made. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jeff Chiu]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Free-agent reliever Seth Lugo and the San Diego Padres finalized a $15 million, two-year contract. Lugo gets a $7.5 million salary next season, and his deal includes a $7.5 million player option for 2024. He could earn $500,000 in performance bonuses for games as a relief pitcher: $1.5 million for starts. A 33-year-old right-hander, Lugo went 3-2 with a 3.60 ERA and three saves over 62 outings and 65 innings with the Mets last season. A converted starter, the versatile right-hander spent his first seven big league seasons with New York.