SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers reached an agreement Monday with infielder Juan Uribe on a three-year, $21 million deal, the Los Angeles Times reported.
One of the stars of the San Francisco Giants’ run to the World Series title, Uribe is scheduled to undergo a physical examination today. If he passes, that would make the contract official, according to baseball sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal wasn’t finalized.
Uribe was scheduled to travel Monday night from his home in the Dominican Republic to Los Angeles.
Counting Uribe’s deal, the Dodgers have spent more than $71 million on free agents, including $33 million for Ted Lilly, $12 million for Hiroki Kuroda and $5 million for Jon Garland.
Uribe, 31, set career highs with 24 home runs and 85 runs batted in last season. He played a pivotal role in the Giants’ title run, hitting two home runs and driving in nine runs in 14 postseason games.
Ballot includes Palmeiro
NEW YORK — Suspected steroid users Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzalez will be on baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. They join Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar, both having fallen just short in last year’s vote.
The ballot also includes the Rockies’ Larry Walker.
Footnotes.
Free-agent catcher Yorvit Torrealba agreed to a two-year, $6.25 million contract with the Rangers. Texas also agreed to a $1.2 million, one-year contract with right-hander Mark Lowe.
• Pitcher Javier Vazquez and the Marlins reached a preliminary agreement on a $7 million, one-year contract, a source told The AP.
• A full postseason share on the World Series champion Giants was worth $317,631, down from a record $350,030 for the Yankees in 2009. A full share on the losing Rangers was $246,280, down from $265,358 for the NL champion Phillies last year.
• Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller, 92, is improving after being hospitalized in Cleveland with pneumonia.
• Gil McDougald, an all-star infielder who helped the Yankees win five World Series championships during the 1950s, died of prostate cancer. He was 82.
Denver Post wire services
