Sources: Cespedes, Mets strike 4-year deal

NEW YORK — Yoenis Cespedes is staying in New York. The Mets have reached a four-year, $110 million deal with the outfielder pending a physical, according to multiple sources. The deal’s average annual value of $27.5 million is not only the largest in Mets history, but also the highest for any big league outfielder, and it is tied for the highest for a free-agent position player.

The deal also includes a full no-trade clause for Cespedes, who originally came to the Mets in a blockbuster July 2015 Trade Deadline deal. The Mets have not confirmed the new deal, which has Cespedes earning $22.5 million in 2017, $29 million in ’18, $29 million in ’19 and $29.5 million in ’20, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.

Numbers aside, the Mets have re-signed the most important position player on their roster. Cespedes, 31, hit .280/.354/.530 with 31 home runs and 86 RBIs in 132 games for the Mets last season, despite battling nagging hip, wrist and quad injuries. Along the way, he created a superstar persona, standing out from the crowd with his clutch home runs, luxury car collection and …

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