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TORONTO, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The Toronto Blue Jays have signed catcher Jose Molina to a one-year, $400,000 contract, team officials said Friday.
The contract for Molina, 34, also includes a club option of $1.2 million for next season.
Molina played last season for the New York Yankees, for whom he appeared in 52 games, hitting .217 with four doubles, a home run and 11 runs batted in. He is known, however, as primarily a defensive catcher. He boasts a 37.4 percentage in throwing out base-stealers.
Over his 554 career games played in 10 seasons for the Chicago Cubs, Angels and Yankees, he has posted a .235 career batting average and has hit 20 homers with 136 RBI.
The Blue Jays placed right-handed pitcher Jesse Litsch on the 60-day disabled list to make room for Molina on the 40-man roster.
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