The Detroit Tigers might have just picked up the steal of the offseason.
Slugger Renato Nunez signed a minor-league contract Wednesday with an invitation to big-league spring training, the team announced. The 26-year-old, designated for assignment by the Baltimore Orioles in November, crushed 31 home runs in 151 games in 2019.
Nunez, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound infielder, hit .256 with 12 homers and 31 RBIs across 51 games last year. He racked up 43 homers and 121 RBIs in 203 games to go with a .247 batting average over the 2019 and 2020 seasons.