A person with knowledge of the situation says free agent Vladimir Guerrero agreed to one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles.
The person spoke Friday to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal will not be completed until Guerrero passes a physical.
A second person with knowledge of the deal, also speaking on condition of anonymity because it wasn't final, said the agreement was worth $8 million.
Guerrero, 36, hit .300 with 29 home runs and 115 RBIs with the American League champion Texas Rangers last season, and almost certainly will become Baltimore's designated hitter.
Guerrero has 436 home runs and 1,433 RBIs over 15 seasons.
He would be the marquee off-season acquisition by the Orioles, who have added several newcomers in their bid to end a run of 13 consecutive losing seasons.
More baseball: With his wife, Laura, sitting by his side in the Yankee Stadium press room, Andy Pettitte spent nearly 2 hours talking about his decision to retire. "I just feel like that my heart is not fully, completely sold out to do this again and to do what I feel like I need to do as a player on the New York Yankees," he said. Pettitte finishes with a 240-138 record and 3.88 ERA over 16 seasons. He set a major league record for postseason wins, going 19-10 with a 3.83 ERA. Pettitte said the upcoming perjury trial of former teammate Roger Clemens played no part in his decision. Pettitte admitted using human growth hormone and gave Congress a statement saying Clemens told him he too had used the substances.
Golf: Tommy Gainey and Mark Wilson topped the Phoenix Open leader board, reaching 11 under before second-round play was suspended because of darkness in the frost-delayed tournament that will finish Monday. Wilson played 14 holes in the second round, and Gainey finished nine. Only six players finished the second round. Gainey birdied six of the final eight holes to take the first-round lead at eight-under 63. It was his lowest score on the PGA Tour after missing the cut in his first three events this season.
College basketball: Larry Drew II stunned North Carolina with his abrupt departure from the program. In a statement released by the school, the junior point guard said he was leaving because "it's in my best interest to continue my education and basketball career elsewhere." The announcement came just four games after Drew lost his starting job to freshman Kendall Marshall. Drew's father is Atlanta Hawks head coach Larry Drew, a former Piston.
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