The San Diego Padres signed veteran outfielder\/infielder Miguel Andujar to a one-year contract on Wednesday with a \u200bmutual option for 2027.<\/p>\n
MLB.com reported \u200cthe deal is worth $4 million, and Andujar can earn up to $2 million in performance incentives.<\/p>\n
Andujar, who turns 31 on March 2, batted a \u200ccombined .318 \u200bwith 10 home runs, \u206044 RBIs, a .352 on-base \u2060percentage and .470 slugging percentage in 94 games in 2025 with the Athletics (60 games) and Cincinnati Reds (34).<\/p>\n
The right-handed hitter has \u200bplayed in the outfield, at third base and first base as well \u2060as designated hitter in \u2060his nine seasons.<\/p>\n
For his career, \u200bAndujar is batting .282 with 53 homers, 223 \u200bRBIs, a .315 on-base percentage and .441 slugging \u200cpercentage in 467 regular-season games with the New York Yankees (2017-22), Pittsburgh Pirates (2022-23), Athletics (2024-25) and Reds (2025).<\/p>\n
The Athletics sent Andujar at the \u20602025 trade deadline to the Reds for minor league right-hander Kenya Huggins. Andujar, a native \u2060of the \u200cDominican Republic, became a free \u2060agent in November.<\/p>\n
His best season \u200bcame \u200cin 2018, when he finished \u200bsecond to \u2060Shohei Ohtani, then of the Los Angeles Angels, in American League Rookie of the Year voting after hitting .297 with 27 homers and 92 RBIs for the Yankees.<\/p>\n
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