Astros, Abreu agree on contract

The Houston Astros are in agreement on a three-year contract with free-agent first baseman José Abreu, multiple people with knowledge of the deal said on Monday. The contract is not finalized and is pending a physical.

Exact financial terms of the deal were not immediately known, but multiple people with knowledge of the deal said it was expected to be around $60 million. The deal is for three years, tying the 35-year-old Abreu to the Astros through 2025.

Abreu spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Chicago White Sox, winning American League Rookie of the Year honors in 2014 and American League MVP during the truncated 2020 season. He figures to be Houston's everyday first baseman and hit in the middle of a suddenly lengthened lineup.

Clevinger agrees to terms with White Sox:

The Chicago White Sox bolstered their rotation, agreeing to a one-year contract with righthander Mike Clevinger, a person familiar with the agreement told the Associated Press.

The 31-year-old Clevinger went 7-7 with a 4.33 ERA in 23 games, for San Diego this year.