Milwaukee Brewers to sign infielder Eric Sogard to one-year contract

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with versatile free-agent infielder Eric Sogard on a one-year deal Wednesday.

League sources told ESPN and MLB Media that Sogard's contract is for $4.5 million and includes a team option for 2021. The agreement, which the team hasn't confirmed, is pending a physical.

Sogard spent two seasons with the Brewers from 2017-18 and had a solid first year in Milwaukee, recording a .273 batting average and .393 on-base percentage in 299 plate appearances. He struggled in the 2018 campaign and was eventually released at the end of the season.

Sogard rebounded with a strong 2019 season with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays. In 110 games between the clubs, he hit a combined .290 with 13 home runs and 40 RBIs.

The Blue Jays signed Sogard to a minor league contract before the start of last season. He was called up to the majors in mid-April and belted 10 homers in only 73 games before being dealt to the Rays before the trade deadline in July.

Sogard, 33, had a .266 batting average and added three more home runs with the Rays, doubling his career total in only one season. He is known as a second baseman but can play every infield position as well as corner outfield.

Sogard has a .248 average with 24 home runs and 165 RBIs in his MLB career.