ATLANTA (92.9 The Game) -- The Atlanta Braves have agreed to terms with free-agent third baseman Josh Donaldson, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal is worth $23 million for one year.
In 52 games last season with the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians combined, Donaldson hit eight home runs. In 2017, he blasted 33 and hit 37 homers in 2016.
On a busy day of MLB free-agent shopping, the Braves also agreed to terms with veteran catcher Brian McCann on a one-year, $2 million deal. It's an Atlanta homecoming for the 34-year-old.
McCann returns to Atlanta after spending the last five seasons in the American League, most recently with Houston. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound native of Athens, Ga., hit .277 (1,070-for-3,863) with 176 home runs and a .823 OPS over nine seasons with the Braves from 2005-2013, making seven All-Star teams (2006-11, 2013) and winning five Silver Slugger awards (2006, 2008-11).
He signed a five-year contract with the New York Yankees as a free agent following the 2013 season. He won another Silver Slugger award with New York in 2015.
He was dealt to Houston following the 2016 season. In two seasons with the Astros, McCann hit .230 (124-for-538) with 25 home runs in 160 games, helping Houston win the World Series in 2017. He played in just 63 games in 2018 after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on July 3, and hit .212 with seven home runs and a .640 OPS
The left-handed hitting McCann leads all active catchers with 270 career home runs and 973 RBI, while ranking second in games played (1,670), hits (1,521), doubles (285), and OPS (.791). Originally drafted by the Braves in the second round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft, McCann made his major league debut with Atlanta in 2005.
