Vogelsong returns to Pirates on 1-year deal

Veteran right-hander Ryan Vogelsong is returning to Pittsburgh almost 10 years later.

Vogelsong and the Pittsburgh Pirates reached agreement on a one-year deal, the club announced Friday, reuniting the pitcher with the city he spent six seasons in from 2001 to 2006.

The deal will pay Vogelsong a salary of $2 million in 2016, and includes an additional $3 million in performance bonuses, according to MLB.com's Adam Berry.

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round in 1998, Vogelsong was traded to Pittsburgh in July 2001 and went 10-20 with a 6.06 ERA in 33 starts and 76 relief appearances. He spent three years pitching in Japan, played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Angels in 2010, then rejoined the Giants ahead of the 2011 season.

Vogelsong spent five seasons with San Francisco, mostly as a starter, winning World Series titles in 2012 and 2014. He nearly signed with Houston last winter before returning to the Giants on a one-year deal after negotiations with the Astros fell through.

An All-Star in 2011, Vogelsong owns a 3.89 ERA and 7.1 K/9 rate over the last five seasons. He'll provide back-end depth for a rotation that lost starter J.A. Happ to free agency and Charlie Morton in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies.

- With files from The Associated Press