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Kyle Schwarber signs one-year, $10 million deal with Washington Nationals, source says

Free-agent outfielder Kyle Schwarber, one of the heroes of the 2016 World Series title run for the Chicago Cubs, has signed with the Washington Nationals, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.

A source told ESPN's Jeff Passan that the one-year deal is for $10 million.

Schwarber was non-tendered on Dec. 3, becoming a free agent after six seasons with the Cubs.

The Washington Post was first to report his signing with the Nationals.

The 27-year-old outfielder was in his final year of arbitration, but the Cubs let him go after he hit just .