A veteran slugger will join his fifth team in five years next season. Carlos Santana’s one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates was made official today after the news broke on Saturday. The single-year pact will see the Dominican switch hitter make $6.7 million next year, a substantial haircut from his $9 million 2022 salary.
Santana spent last season split between the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners after the M’s acquired him in late June, well before the MLB trade deadline. While the 36-year-old struggled mightily in his 79 regular season games in Seattle by hitting just .