Astros extend catcher

Catcher Martin Maldonado and the Houston Astros have agreed to a $5.5 million, one-year contract for 2022. The deal announced Wednesday includes a $5 million salary for 2022 and a $4 million team option for 2023 with a $500,000 buyout. The 2023 salary would become guaranteed at $5 million if Maldonado plays in 90 or more games this year. A Gold Glove winner in 2017, the 34-year-old Maldonado is 3 for 34 (.088) with no RBI in 37 plate appearances this season. He has a .216 career average with 69 home runs and 244 RBI.