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Sources: Mets have deal for RBI leader Bruce
- Updated: August 1, 2016
1:26 PM ET
Last year, it was Yoenis Cespedes. This year, the New York Mets have agreed to a deal with the Cincinnati Reds for Jay Bruce to bolster their offense, sources told ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick on Monday.
Sources told ESPN that a medical issue is holding up the deal from being finalized.
Bruce, 29, has spent his entire nine-year career with the Reds. He leads the National League in RBIs this season with 80 to go along with 25 homers and a .265 batting average. He becomes the first player traded during the season while leading the league in RBIs since the stat became official in 1920, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
Bruce is a lifetime .249 hitter with 233 home runs and 718 …
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