Miami Marlins shortstop Jose Reyes will be recognized through a video tribute by his former club, the New York Mets, before his return to Citi Field April 24, reports the New York Daily News.

Reyes left the Mets as a free-agent this offseason to sign a six-year, $106 million contract with Miami.

Last season Reyes became the first New York Met to ever win a batting title. During his nine seasons with the Mets he was a four-time All-Star, and hit .292/.341/.441 with 81 home runs and 379 stolen bases.

Reyes currently is hitting .238/.289/.357 with two steals in his first season in Miami. The Marlins are 4-6 so far this year.

Jose Reyes was forced to lose the dreadlocks in order to conform to the dress code of his new team, the Miami Marlins — but fortunately, he was able to put the haircut toward a good cause. Reyes’ locks solid for $10,200 in a charity auction, according to the Associated Press.

Five days after having the dreads lopped off on live television, Reyes successfully sold them on eBay. The proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida.

The former Mets shortstop signed a six-year, $106 million deal with the Marlins in December. But for a good charity, every little bit helps.

Miami Marlins shortstop cut his famously long hair on the MLB Network last week, and it is currently being auctioned off on EBay for charity.

According to NBC’s HardballTalk, the bidding for the hair has already surpassed $6,000, with over an hour left to make bids. If you would like a piece of baseball history, you can bid here.

Proceeds will reportedly go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Reyes was forced to cut his hair before the beginning of Spring Training due to team policy. The All-Star shortstop had previously played his entire career with the New York Mets, who had no such policy, before signing a $106 million deal with the Marlins this winter.

The New York Yankees are famous for having a similar hair policy. Johnny Damon had to shed his famous locks and beard prior to joining them in 2006.

Jose Reyes, shortstop for the Miami Marlins, will cut off his famously long hair on MLB Network on Friday, according to a tweet form his agent Chris Leible.

It's official: Jose Reyes will cut off his trademark long hair Friday on the MLB Network. More details to follow... #marlins

—
Chris Leible (@ChrisLeible) February 01, 2012

Due to team policy, Reyes will be forced to cut his hair prior to the 2012 season. The All-Star shortstop had previously played his entire career with the New York Mets, who had no such policy, before signing a $106 million deal with the Marlins this winter.

The New York Yankees are famous for having a similar hair policy. Johnny Damon had to shed his famous locks and beard prior to joining them in 2006.

Miami Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez is expected to be traded, according to a tweet from ESPN’s Buster Olney.

“Source: Hanley Ramirez’s rep asked the Marlins for a restructured deal. MIA upset with this, will now be looking to trade Hanley,” Onley tweeted.

It was reported earlier that Ramirez, who was previously considered the franchise player of the Marlins, was upset about having to move from shortstop to third base with the signing of fellow All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes. Miami reportedly inked a six-year, $106 million deal with Reyes despite knowing that their star shortstop was not open to a position change.

Ramirez, a three-time All-Star, has played for the club since 2006. The former National League batting champion signed a six-year, $70 million deal with the Marlins in 2009, which keeps him under club control through 2014.

All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez has told the Miami Marlins that he does not want to move to third base following the free-agent signing of Jose Reyes, according to ESPN Deportes Los Angeles.

“Hanley doesn’t want to play third base and the Marlins were informed of that,” a source told ESPN Deportes Los Angeles. “Rather than ask for a trade, what he has done is to inform (the team) that he does not want to play another position other than shortstop.”

Ramirez, a three-time All-Star, has played for the club since 2006. The former National League batting champion signed a six-year, $70 million deal with the Marlins in 2009, which keeps him under club control until 2014.

Last season Ramirez played just 92 games and hit a career worst .243/.333/.379 with 10 home runs and 45 RBI. Over the course of his seven-year career he has posted a career 162 game average of .306/.390/.506 with 25 home runs, 83 RBI, and 41 stolen bases.

The Marlins signed Reyes to a six-year, $106 million contract on Sunday despite Ramirez’s presence on the roster. Last season the 28-year-old led the National League in batting by hitting .337/.384/.493 with seven home runs and 39 stolen bases. Over the course of his nine-year career, Reyes has posted a career 162 game average of .292/.341/.441 with 12 home runs and 57 stolen bases.

The Miami Marlins reportedly agreed to terms on a 6-year, $106 million deal with shortstop Jose Reyes on Sunday, but their free agent spending spree is far from over, according to Jayson Stark of ESPN.com.

“Even after signing Reyes,” Stark tweeted, “Marlins now plan to make aggressive push to sign Pujols, sources say.”

All offseason, the word was that the Marlins would spend lavishly, attempting to implement a new attitude and approach to go with the new uniforms and new name, and — most importantly — to help fill the new stadium.  Spending for Pujols after investing that much in Reyes would go a long way in completely changing the culture of the team.

A tweet from Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan puts in perspective just how different this offseason has already been for the Marlins:

Between 2006 and 2009 — that’s four seasons — the Marlins’ combined opening day payrolls were $104.2M. Tonight they gave Jose Reyes $106M.

ESPN’s Stark retweeted a reader named Katie Sharp, who makes a similar observation  from a slightly different financial perspective:

$133M spent by the Marlins already is as much as they spent in previous 9 offseasons COMBINED (’02-10, approx.)

Even experienced baseball observers don’t know what to make of the new-attitude Marlins. SI.com’s Jon Heyman tweets that a Marlins official at the Winter Meetings said the team plans to sign four or five players, to which Heyman adds, “he was kidding, I think.”

New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson will “reopen the lines of communication” with free-agent Jose Reyes, according to ESPN New York. The Mets reportedly hope to meet with his representatives before the Winter Meetings next week in Dallas.

“I certainly would hope that we’ll have conversations … by the time we get to Dallas, or at Dallas,” Alderson said. “I do expect to have them over the next handful of days.”

The Mets last met with Reyes, their star shortstop of the past nine seasons, in early November right after the 28-year-old became a free agent. Reyes just finished a four-year, $23.25 million deal he signed with the Mets in 2007, which allowed the club to exercise a $9 million option to keep him for 2011. It was believed earlier this offseason that Reyes would attempt to secure a contract similar to the one which Carl Crawford was awarded last year, worth $142 million over seven years.

It appears, however, that he market is not that strong for Reyes. So far the only other major public suitor for his services have been the Miami Marlins, who are believed to have offered him a $90 million deal. Some have speculated that Reyes will sign for no less than $100 million.

The Miami Marlins offered Jose Reyes a six-year $90 million contract, a source has told Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.

It has been widely speculated this winter that the free-agent shortstop would be heading to the newly rebranded Marlins after a nine-year career in New York. Reports have said that Reyes is impressed with the Marlins commitment to compete in the near future as well as the warm weather Florida has to offer. Reyes also reportedly has an interest in playing for Miami’s new manager, Ozzie Guillen.

There are still several obstacles before that must be overcome before a deal can be worked out however. It was reported yesterday by Joel Sherman of the New York Post that Reyes will likely not sign anywhere until he gets at least a $100 million contract.

“An exec interested in Reyes said, ‘The target is $100 million minimum. Until he gets a deal that starts with a 1, he will not sign,’ Sherman tweeted yesterday.

There is also the issue of Hanley Ramirez, the Marlins current All-Star caliber shortstop who is reportedly not as open to changing positions as had been previously reported this offseason. According to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald, Ramirez is not as good of a friend with Reyes as had been portrayed in the media.

Jose Reyes is looking for a $100 million contract this winter at minimum, a source has told Joel Sherman of the New York Post.

“An exec interested in Reyes said, ‘The target is $100 million minimum. Until he gets a deal that starts with a 1, he will not sign,’” Sherman tweeted today.

Reyes just finished a four-year, $23.25 million deal he signed with the Mets in 2007, which allowed the club to exercise a $9 million option to keep him for 2011. Some analysts expect that he will demand a similar contract to the one that Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford was awarded this offseason, which was worth $142 million over seven years.

In 2011, Reyes hit .337/.384/.493 with 39 stolen bases, 101 runs, and a league-leading 16 triples. Over the course of his nine-year career he has hit .292/.341/.441 and averaged 57 stolen bases per year.

In not-entirely-unexpected news, according to a tweet from Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, sources are saying that the Florida (soon to be Miami) Marlins “have made substantial offers to” big-ticket free agents Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes.

The Marlins are expected by many to be big spenders this offseason, as part of a makeover that includes the new name, new logo, and — not incidentally — a new stadium that they would like to fill.

New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle met Wednesday with the Florida Marlins in Miami, according to the team’s president David Samson.

Both players toured the stadium Tuesday, and Reyes was treated to lunch as well.

The Marlins will unveil their new logo and uniform at the stadium Friday, when they will officially become the Miami Marlins, according to the Associated Press. Samson doesn’t expect to sign Reyes prior to that event.

Free-agent shortstop Jose Reyes had lunch at a Miami restaurant today with Florida Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen and owner Jeffrey Loria today, according to a tweet from ESPN 790’s Mike Ryan.

It was reported earlier this week that the Marlins had offered a contract to the reigning National League batting champion. The 28-year-old is considered to be one of the top free-agents on the market this offseason. The Marlins currently have an All-Star shortstop on their squad, Hanley Ramirez, which means if the club did sign Reyes that one of the players would have to change positions, as it is unlikely that the Marlins would look to move Ramirez.

In 2011, Reyes hit .337/.384/.493 with 39 stolen bases, 101 runs, and a league-leading 16 triples. Over the course of his nine-year career he has hit .292/.341/.441 and averaged 57 stolen bases per year.

Reyes just finished a four-year, $23.25 million deal he signed with the New York Mets in 2007, which allowed the club to exercise a $9 million option to keep him for 2011. Analysts expect that he will demand a similar contract to the one that Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford was awarded this offseason, which was worth $142 million over seven years.

Free-agent shortstop Jose Reyes has received a contract offer from the Florida Marlins and is expected to meet with the team, according to a tweet from WFAN Sports Radio.

The reigning National League batting champion is considered to be one of the top free-agents on the market this offseason. The Marlins currently have an All-Star shortstop on their squad, Hanley Ramirez, which means if the club did sign Reyes, either one of the players would have to change positions, or Ramirez would have to be moved this winter.

In 2011, Reyes hit .337/.384/.493 with 39 stolen bases, 101 runs, and a league-leading 16 triples. Over the course of his nine-year career he has hit .292/.341/.441 and averaged 57 stolen bases per year.

Reyes just finished a four-year, $23.25 million deal he signed with the Mets in 2007, which allowed the club to exercise a $9 million option to keep him for 2011. Analysts expect that he will demand a similar contract to the one that Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford was awarded this offseason, which was worth $142 million over seven years.

Some in the New York Mets front office are not optimistic about the club’s ability to re-sign All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.

The Mets have expressed interest in re-signing the National League batting champion, however they have repeatedly indicated that they would do so only at a price that fits their budget. Reyes, 28, had a breakout year in 2011 and will likely demand one of the highest contracts out of any player in baseball this offseason.

“I think he will be blown away by someone else,” one Mets official told the Post.

“My instinct is no shot,” another Mets official told the Post. “I think if [GM] Sandy [Alderson] asked for it, ownership would follow his recommendations. But where the money is going to go it is not going to be the best way to spend the money, not on one player and not one player with this hamstring thing.”

In 2011, Reyes hit .337/.384/.493 with 39 stolen bases, 101 runs, and a league-leading 16 triples. Over the course of his nine-year career he has hit .292/.341/.441 and averaged 57 stolen bases per year.

The Mets shortstop is finishing a four-year, $23.25 million deal he signed with the Mets in 2007, which allowed the club to exercise a $9 million option to keep him for 2011. Analysts expect that he will demand a similar contract to the one that Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford was awarded this offseason, which was worth $142 million over seven years.