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Jeff Kent Agrees to Two-Year Deal With Dodgers
All-Star second baseman Jeff Kent agreed Thursday to a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kent, 36, hit .289 with 27 homers and 107 RBI for the Houston Astros last season and made the NL All-Star team for the fourth time. Kent, who set a club record by hitting in 25 straight games, became a free agent when Houston declined a $9 million option and opted to pay a $700,000 buyout.
His 278 homers are the most by a second baseman and his seven seasons with 100 RBI tied another mark for the position. He has a .289 career average with 302 homers and 1,207 RBIs in 13 seasons.
The highlight of his 2004 season was a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the NL championship series, putting the Astros within a victory of their first World Series appearance. Houston went on to lose the next two games in St. Louis.
Kent was NL MVP in 2000 and a three-time All-Star with San Francisco. He averaged 29 homers in six seasons with the Giants.
His image was tarnished when he told the Giants during spring training in 2002 that he had hurt his wrist while washing his truck. Reports later said Kent was hurt in a motorcycle accident.
Los Angeles made the announcement at the hotel where the winter meetings start Friday.
Source: AP
Kent, 36, hit .289 with 27 homers and 107 RBI for the Houston Astros last season and made the NL All-Star team for the fourth time. Kent, who set a club record by hitting in 25 straight games, became a free agent when Houston declined a $9 million option and opted to pay a $700,000 buyout.
His 278 homers are the most by a second baseman and his seven seasons with 100 RBI tied another mark for the position. He has a .289 career average with 302 homers and 1,207 RBIs in 13 seasons.
The highlight of his 2004 season was a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the NL championship series, putting the Astros within a victory of their first World Series appearance. Houston went on to lose the next two games in St. Louis.
Kent was NL MVP in 2000 and a three-time All-Star with San Francisco. He averaged 29 homers in six seasons with the Giants.
His image was tarnished when he told the Giants during spring training in 2002 that he had hurt his wrist while washing his truck. Reports later said Kent was hurt in a motorcycle accident.
Los Angeles made the announcement at the hotel where the winter meetings start Friday.
Source: AP