The home run leader is returning to Baltimore.
Mark Trumbo and the Orioles agreed to a three-year contract, the team announced Friday. The deal is worth a reported $37.5 million, the Baltimore Sun reported, citing an industry source, which is a far cry from the $80 million Trumbo reportedly was looking for in early December.
Trumbo’s 47 home runs led Major League Baseball in 2016, and he drove in 108 runs, was an All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award. However, the first baseman/outfielder also posted a .256 average and 170 strikeouts.
The Orioles didn’t lose any of their other heavy hitters, either — Baltimore had the most home runs in baseball with 253 and the third-best slugging percentage at .443 — so they’ll still be an offensive threat in the American League East with Trumbo back on board.
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