Yoenis Cespedes told the New York Post that he was the one who initiated the process that led to his agents and the New York Mets altering the language in his contract to make it easier for the club to re-sign him this winter.

The Mets would have essentially been unable to re-sign Cespedes if they didn't come to an agreement on a new deal within five days of the end of the World Series.

"I'm actually the person who told them to change it," the slugger said. "It only gave me five days for the Mets to sign me after the World Series [at which point Cespedes couldn't return to the Mets until next May 15], so I wanted it changed so that it's not just within those five days. So even during the offseason, they can sign me if that's what they want."

Cespedes, who will turn 30 next month, has hit .295/.345/.661 in 197 plate appearances since the Mets acquired him from the Detroit Tigers.