The Cleveland Indians officially signed free agent infielder Juan Uribe to a one-year contract Sunday.
Uribe made it spring training camp in Goodyear, Ariz. and passed his physical, more than week after the agreement was reached. Uribe’s arrival was delayed because of visa problems in the Dominican Republic.
Uribe’s deal is worth a reported $4.5 million for the 2016 season. He can earn another $1.5 million in performance bonuses.
Uribe, who turns 37 in March, owns a career major league batting average of .256 with 192 home runs and 791 RBIs across 1,753 games and 15 seasons since debuting with the Colorado Rockies in 2001.
Uribe split last season between the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. He finished the season on the World Series roster of the Mets, collecting an RBI pinch-hit in Game 3.
Combined for the 2015 season, Uribe batted .253 with 14 homers and 43 RBIs in 119 games.
Uribe currently ranks 11th among active major league players in games played (1,753). His .974 fielding percentage at third base is tops among third basemen since 2011.
Uribe has appeared in 45 postseason games throughout his career, collecting five home runs and 25 RBIs, and was an integral member of the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox and 2010 champion San Francisco Giants.