Gary Sheffield joins New York Mets (Image: Newscom)

The most interesting aspect of this transaction will be how the Mets find at-bats for Sheffield. In the past, he has said that he wouldn’t be happy with a reserve role. With the Mets, they could possibly mix him into the outfield rotation and also play him a little bit at first base.

Sheffield’s first home run for the Mets will be a significant one. With 499 homers, Sheffield needs just one more long ball to join the exclusive 500 club.

The Mets will be the eighth team of Sheffield’s career. He has previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees and the Tigers.

Teams that were thought to be possible Sheffield destination were the Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies.

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Gary Sheffield Inks Deal with the Mets

Gary Sheffield Released - Detroit Tigers (Image: Newscom)

Sheffield, who has 499 career homers, indicated that he will quickly sign with another team. In fact, he said that his career is far from over. One time that has supposedly shown early interest in Sheffield is the Philadelphia Phillies.

Last season, Sheffield was slowed by a number of injuries and had arguably his worst season of the last decade. He finished the year with a batting average of .225 with 19 homers and 57 RBI.

In his career, Sheffield has played with seven teams: the Milwaukee Brewers, the San Diego Padres, the Florida Marlins, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees and the Tigers. The best season of his career was in 1996 when he played for the Marlins and hit .314 with 42 home runs, 120 RBI, 16 stolen bases and had an on-base percentage of .465.

Expect Sheffield and his always lively personality to end up somewhere within the next two weeks.

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Gary Sheffield Released by the Tigers