Outfielder Austin Slater signs with slumping Mets following his release from Marlins

Outfielder Austin Slater agreed Monday to a one-year contract with the slumping New York Mets, who designated Tommy Pham for assignment two weeks after calling him up. Slater gets a $1 million salary while in the major leagues and the chance to earn $100,000 in performance bonuses for plate appearances: $25,000 each for 150, 225, 300 and 375. Slater, 33, signed a minor league contract with Detroit on Feb. 12, hit .267 with one homer and four RBIs in 15 spring training games and was released...