Former Seattle Mariners second baseman/designated hitter Jorge Polanco is joining the New York Mets, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

Passan reported Saturday morning that Polanco and the Mets are in a agreement on a two-year, $40 million deal to bring Polanco to the Big Apple to play first base and DH.

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Polanco is coming off a resurgent season with Seattle in which he authored some of the biggest hits in Mariners postseason history while helping the club come only one win shy of its first-ever World Series berth.

The 32-year-old switch-hitter batted .265 with an .821 OPS, 30 doubles, 26 home runs and 78 RBIs over 138 regular season games for the M’s. He hit just .208 during Seattle’s postseason run but had three homers an

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