Ben Zobrist agrees to four-year deal with Cubs

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The Cubs and Ben Zobrist agreed to a four-year deal, the team announced Tuesday night.

Zobrist spent the first nine years of his major league career with the Tampa Bay Rays, earning All-Star nods in 2009 and 2013. He played under Cubs manager Joe Maddon in Tampa Bay from 2006 to 2014.

Last year Zobrist was a key part of the Kansas City Royals' World Series run after being dealt from Oakland at the All-Star break.

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In 59 games with the Royals he hit .284 with seven homers and 23 RBIs. He hit .303 with home homers and six RBIs in 16 postseason games as the Royals topped the Mets in five games.

Zobrist has a .265/.355/.431 slash line on his career.

The Cubs did not announce the terms of the contract, but reports indicated it was a four-year deal, later confirmed by CSN's Patrick Mooney.

 

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