Report: White Sox reach deal with OF Austin Slater

The Chicago White Sox have reached an agreement with free agent outfielder Austin Slater, the New York Post reported Monday.

Terms were not reported for the 31-year-old veteran, who split the 2024 season between the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles.

He hit a combined .209 with two homers and 18 RBIs in 84 games.

Slater is a career .252 hitter with 40 home runs, 171 RBIs and 48 stolen bases in 634 games with the Giants (2017-24), Reds and Orioles.

The White Sox are coming off a 121-loss campaign, a dubious record for the modern era.

They hired Will Venable as their new manager on Oct.

31.

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