Walker, Hellickson accept $17.2M qualifying offers

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2016, file photo, New York Mets' Neil Walker is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Detroit. Walker has accepted a $17.2 million qualifying offer, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 giving up free agency to stay with his team. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)

NEW YORK (AP) Mets second baseman Neil Walker and Philadelphia pitcher Jeremy Hellickson have accepted $17.2 million qualifying offers, giving up free agency to stay with their teams.

Eight other free agents did not accept the offers from their former teams by Monday’s 5 p.m. EST deadline: outfielders Jose Bautista (Toronto), Yoenis Cespedes (Mets), Ian Desmond (Texas), Dexter Fowler (Chicago Cubs) and Mark Trumbo (Baltimore), designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (Toronto); closer Kenley Jansen (Los Angeles Dodgers); and third baseman Justin Turner (Dodgers).

Walker and Hellickson are signed players with Monday’s decisions and could be eligible for free agency again after next season.

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