ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Outfielder Cedric Mullins and the Tampa Bay Rays have finalized a one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2027.

Tampa Bay designated right-hander Yoniel Curet for assignment to open a roster space for Mullins, whose agreement was announced Saturday.

A 31-year-old center fielder who bats left-handed, Mullins hit .216 with 17 homers and 59 RBIs in 133 games this year for Baltimore and the New York Mets , who acquired him at the July 31 trade deadline for three minor league right-handers: Raimon Gómez , Anthony Nunez and Chandler Marsh . Mullins batted .182 with two homers and 10 RBIs in 42 games with the Mets.

An All-Star in 2021, Mullins has a .247 average with 103 homers and 337 RBIs in eight major league seasons with the Orioles and

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