The Pittsburgh Pirates have re-signed infielder Jung Ho Kang to a one-year contract, the team announced Thursday.
Pittsburgh and Kang agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract that includes $2.5 million in performance bonuses. The deal was announced a week after Pittsburgh declined a $5.5 million club option for Kang, triggering a $250,000 buyout.
Kang played in only three games -- the Pirates' season-ending series against the Cincinnati Reds -- in 2018 after missing nearly two straight seasons because of visa issues connected to three DUI arrests in his native South Korea.