Orioles Sign Catcher Robinson Chirinos To 1-Year, $900K Deal
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The Baltimore Orioles on Monday announced the signing of catcher Robinson Chirinos to the team's active roster.
Chirinos, 37, is a journeyman catcher and career .231 hitter who has played for a half-dozen teams since making his Major League Baseball debut in 2011.
The one-year contract is worth $900,000, according to contractual details compiled by the contract-tracking website Spotrac.
Chirinos played in 45 games for the Chicago Cubs last season after starting the year with the New York Yankees organization.
He finished with a .227 batting average, five home runs, five doubles, one triple, 13 runs, 15 runs batted in and nine walks.
Currently, Chirinos is the only catcher listed on Baltimore's active roster.
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