CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have exercised a club option for next season on shortstop Alexei Ramirez.
Ramirez will earn a base salary of $2.75 million after the move Thursday. He had opted out of the final year of the deal he signed on Jan. 22, 2008.
The 29-year-old Ramirez hit .282 with 18 home runs and 70 RBIs last season and is considered one of the AL’s best-fielding shortstops.
Ramirez led AL shortstops in batting average, slugging percentage (.431), home runs and total bases (252) and ranked second in RBIs.
