MIAMI — Switch-hitting infielder Neil Walker agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract with Derek Jeter’s Miami Marlins and is expected to compete for a starting job.
Walker was among the unsigned free agents last winter who attend a free agent training camp in Bradenton, Florida, and he agreed in mid-March to a $4 million, one-year contract with the Yankees.
He slumped badly, hitting .197 with 19 RBIs in the first half, then improved to .247 with 27 RBIs in the second half to finish at .219 with 11 homers and 46 RBIs in 113 games.
Marlins right-handed reliever Nick Wittgren, who had a 2.