AP source: Cubs, 1B Hosmer agree to 1-year contract
FILE - Detroit Tigers catcher Tucker Barnhart is pictured during the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Seattle. The Chicago Cubs bolstered their defense again on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, agreeing to a contract with Gold Glove-winning catcher Tucker Barnhart.(AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Stephen Brashear]
CHICAGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer has agreed to a $720,000, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, giving the team another option at first base and designated hitter. A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it was pending a successful physical. The 33-year-old Hosmer played for San Diego and Boston last season, batting .268 with eight homers and 44 RBIs in 104 games. He was traded to Boston in August, and then he was designated for assignment by the Red Sox last month.
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FILE - Boston Red Sox's Eric Hosmer prepares to bat against the Kansas City Royals during the second inning of a baseball game Aug. 5, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Hosmer agreed to a $720,000, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, Jan. 4, giving the team another option at first base and designated hitter.A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it was pending a successful physical. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
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