"The Mets will have a familiar face returning to first base on a part-time basis next season, and it won't be Carlos Delgado.

Fernando Tatis agreed to a one-year deal with the team yesterday, according to an industry source, giving the Mets a tandem of Daniel Murphy and Tatis at first base heading into spring training.

The deal won't be official until Tatis passes a physical. The Post first reported on Wednesday that the two sides were close to a deal.

Tatis' addition all but closes the door on Delgado returning to the team. The Mets scouted Delgado in the Puerto Rican winter league, but didn't see enough to convince them he could handle first base on even a part-time basis after undergoing season-ending hip surgery in May.

Tatis, 35, agreed to a deal that will pay him less than the $1.7 million he earned last year with the Mets, but the contract includes bonuses that could put him closer to that figure."