Infielder Jose Iglesias and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a minor league contract, MLB.com reported on Wednesday. Iglesias, 35, will receive an invitation to training camp and bid for a place on the team's Opening Day roster.

That opportunity, too, began with a minor league deal. Iglesias signed that one in December 2023, participated in a full spring training in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and he was hitting .273/.309/.442 with seven homers in 42 games at Triple-A Syracuse when the Mets called him up to replace the struggling Brett Baty.

OMG, Jose Iglesias has landed in San Diego. Iglesias’ hit recording “OMG” became the theme song and rallying cry for the Mets during their second-half march to the NLCS in 2024, and it also seemed to inspire a career resurgence that led to a .