Major League Baseball roundup
ByReuters
Published 19/01/2017 at 01:18 GMT
Jan 18 (The Sports Xchange) - First baseman Jeff Bagwell, outfielder Tim Raines and catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez on Wednesday were selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2017.
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Bagwell (381 votes) received 86.2 percent of the vote, one year removed from falling just 15 votes shy of the 75 percent needed to gain entry into the exclusive club.
Raines (380) garnered 86 percent on his final year on the ballot and Rodriguez (336) had 76 percent of the vote to become the second catcher in the history of the voting to be elected on his first year on the ballot.
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The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with infielder Trevor Plouffe on a one-year, $5.25 million contract.
The 30-year-old can make an additional $750,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances -- $150,000 for 350, and $300,000 each for 450 and 525 at-bats.
Plouffe batted a career-high .260 with 12 home runs and 47 RBIs in 84 games with the Minnesota Twins last year in a season interrupted by three stints on the disabled list.
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Outfielder Kole Calhoun agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Angels, plus a club option for 2020, the team announced.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but the Orange County Register reported the deal is worth $26 million. Calhoun, who earned $3.4 million in 2016, batted .271 with 18 home runs and 75 RBIs in 157 games last season.
The 29-year-old had career highs in runs scored (91), doubles (35), triples (five) and walks (67) while matching a personal best with 161 hits.
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