AP Source: Kurt Suzuki, Nationals agree to $10M, 2-year deal
Posted November 19, 2018 1:17 pm.
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WASHINGTON — Catcher Kurt Suzuki is heading back to the Washington Nationals after agreeing to a $10 million, two-year contract, a deal pending a successful physical.
The deal was disclosed to The Associated Press on Monday by a person familiar with the agreement who spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract was not yet official.
The 35-year-old Suzuki would get $4 million next year and $6 million in 2020, up from $3.5 million last season, his second with the Atlanta Braves.
He became a free agent after batting .271 with 12 homers and 50 RBIs in 2018 as Atlanta won the NL East ahead of the second-place Nationals.
Suzuki played for Washington in 2012 and 2013.
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AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum in New York contributed to this report.
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Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press
