The Baltimore Orioles agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract with free-agent outfielder Nelson Cruz on Saturday, according to multiple reports.
Cruz can reportedly earn up to an additional $750,000 in incentives.
Cruz had a batting line of .266/.327/.506 with 27 home runs and 76 RBIs last season with the Texas Rangers before serving a 50-game suspension related to the Biogenesis scandal.
Over nine seasons, Cruz has a .268 batting average with 157 homers and 489 RBIs.
Cruz cost himself millions of dollars as he rejected the Rangers’ $14.1 million qualifying offer earlier this offseason. He was rumored to be seeking a long-term contract for $75 million.