ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Cuban outfielder-first baseman Leslie Anderson and the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a four-year contract worth a minimum of $1,725,000.
The 28-year-old Anderson hit .381 with 13 homers and 61 RBIs for Cuba’s Camaguey during the 2008-09 season, his ninth with the team. He played for Cuba in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic.
The Rays announced the deal Tuesday, saying Anderson has been assigned to extended spring training at the club’s facility in Port Charlotte.
