Third baseman Conor Gillaspie and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $1.4 million, one-year contract, a raise from his $1 million salary last year.
The sides avoided arbitration, and the deal was announced Wednesday night.
Gillaspie was a surprise to earn a roster spot out of spring training last season as he began a second stint with San Francisco. Then, he became an unlikely September and playoff star — as an injury replacement, no less.
He hit a three-run homer off Jeurys Familia in the ninth inning of a 3-0 wild-card win at New York.