Third baseman signs two-year deal with team option for third
DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers and Brandon Inge have agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract with a team option for the 2013 season.
Inge confirmed the deal Thursday. The option year calls for a $6 million salary or a $500,000 buyout.
Inge had an American League-best 97.7 fielding percentage among third baseman this year. He hit .247 with 13 homers and 70 RBIs in 144 games last season, a year after he was an All-Star.
He made his debut with the Tigers in 2001 and has a career .237 batting average with 136 home runs and 564 RBI in 1,297 games. Inge broke Lou Whitaker's franchise record of 1,099 strikeouts this year despite playing in about 1,000 fewer games.
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