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Source: Tribe, Encarnacion agree to 3-year deal
- Updated: December 23, 2016
Free agent Edwin Encarnacion has agreed to a three-year deal with the Indians, a source told MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez on Thursday. The club has not confirmed the report.
The 33-year-old designated hitter/first baseman, a Blue Jay since 2009, batted .263 with 42 home runs and an American League-leading 127 RBIs in 2016. Encarnacion had an .886 OPS last season for the Blue Jays, who lost to the Indians in the AL Championship Series. Over the past five seasons, Encarnacion has hit .272 with an average of 39 homers and 110 RBIs in 145 games per year. The first baseman has a .912 OPS over that time period.
The A’s, Rockies and Rangers also had been named as possible destinations for Encarnacion.
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