Late in January 2006, Bartolo Colon received the plaque for the American League Cy Young Award. At the time, the Dominican-born Colon was 32 and playing for the Los Angeles Angels, and the man who presented the award to him was Juan Marichal, the first Dominican player to be selected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.

Marichal ended his major league career in 1975 with 243 victories, the most to this day among pitchers from the Dominican Republic. The only Latino pitcher with more wins than Marichal is Dennis Martinez, a Nicaraguan who finished his career with 245.

Soon enough, Colon may surpass them both — but he will not do it as a member of the Mets. On Friday, Colon’s three-year tenure with the club ended when he agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves for the 2017 season, according to a person in baseball with direct knowledge of the situation who requested anonymity because the deal is not yet official.

The agreement, pending a physical, will be worth $12.5 million, according to Fox Sports, an eye-opening number for a pitcher who is 43 years old and carries 285 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame.