Tigers, Avila agree on 1-year deal
After just one year apart, the Detroit Tigers are reuniting with a familiar face.
The Tigers have agreed to terms with catcher Alex Avila on a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. The deal is reportedly worth $2 million, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.
Avila left the Tigers last offseason to join the Chicago White Sox on a one-year deal worth $2.5 million. The 29-year-old struggled with a hamstring injury, though, only appearing in 67 games with the White Sox, batting .213/.359/.373 with seven home runs and 11 RBIs.
He's expected to share catching duties with James McCann, and will rejoin his father, Al Avila - the Tigers' general manager. In seven previous seasons with the club, Alex combined to hit 242/.345/.397 and made an All-Star Game appearance in 2011, when he hit .295/.389/.506 with 19 home runs and 82 RBIs in 141 games.