White Sox agree to 1-year deal with Alex Avila

Alex Avila will spend next season with a team that isn't the Detroit Tigers.

The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a one-year, $2.5-million deal with the longtime Tigers catcher.

"Alex gives us a veteran presence behind the plate who provides solid defense and a productive left-handed bat," general manager Rick Hahn told reporters.

Avila, 28, hit .191/.339/.287 with four home runs and 13 RBIs across 67 games for the Tigers in 2015. He was on the disabled list for almost two months with a bone bruise in his left knee.

The 2011 All-Star and Silver Slugger owns a career hitting line of .242/.345/.397 with 66 home runs and 282 RBIs in seven big-league seasons.