The Atlanta Braves are bulking up their rotation with a pair of 40-somethings.
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An official announcement is not expected until late next week.
Colon, 43, could become the all-time winningest Latin American-born pitcher next season. He has a career 232-162 record over 19 major league seasons. The win total ranks third all time among Latin American-born pitchers, trailing only Nicaraguan Dennis Martinez (245) and fellow Dominican Juan Marichal (243).
The last major league team to have two pitchers 42 or older start 10 or more games was the 1990 Texas Rangers, with Nolan Ryan and Charlie Hough.
Colon went 15-8 with a 3.43 ERA with the New York Mets this past season. Wildly popular for his colorful at-bats, Colon also became the oldest player in MLB history to produce his first career home run when he took James Shields deep in San Diego on May 7.
Colon has the most wins of any Mets pitcher since the beginning of the 2014 season with 44. Jacob deGrom ranks second over the past three seasons with 30.
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[h=2]Braves, knuckleballer Dickey reach 1-year deal[/h]Free-agent knuckleball pitcher R.A. Dickey agreed to a one-year deal with the Braves on Thursday.
An official announcement is not expected until late next week.
Colon, 43, could become the all-time winningest Latin American-born pitcher next season. He has a career 232-162 record over 19 major league seasons. The win total ranks third all time among Latin American-born pitchers, trailing only Nicaraguan Dennis Martinez (245) and fellow Dominican Juan Marichal (243).
The last major league team to have two pitchers 42 or older start 10 or more games was the 1990 Texas Rangers, with Nolan Ryan and Charlie Hough.
Colon went 15-8 with a 3.43 ERA with the New York Mets this past season. Wildly popular for his colorful at-bats, Colon also became the oldest player in MLB history to produce his first career home run when he took James Shields deep in San Diego on May 7.
Colon has the most wins of any Mets pitcher since the beginning of the 2014 season with 44. Jacob deGrom ranks second over the past three seasons with 30.
