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AP source: Beltran reaches deal with Astros, $16M for 1 year

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2016, file photo, Texas Rangers' Carlos Beltran bats against the Houston Astros during a baseball game in Arlington, Texas. A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent slugger Carlos Beltran and the Houston Astros have reached a one-year deal for $16 million. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, because there was no official announcement. ESPN first reported the agreement. (AP Photo/Mike Stone, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2016, file photo, Texas Rangers' Carlos Beltran bats against the Houston Astros during a baseball game in Arlington, Texas. A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent slugger Carlos Beltran and the Houston Astros have reached a one-year deal for $16 million. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, because there was no official announcement. ESPN first reported the agreement. (AP Photo/Mike Stone, File) FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2016, file photo, Texas Rangers' Carlos Beltran bats against the Houston Astros during a baseball game in Arlington, Texas. A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent slugger Carlos Beltran and the Houston Astros have reached a one-year deal for $16 million. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, because there was no official announcement. ESPN first reported the agreement. (AP Photo/Mike Stone, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent slugger Carlos Beltran and the Houston Astros have reached a one-year deal for $16 million.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Saturday because there was no official announcement. ESPN first reported the agreement.

Beltran, who turns 40 in April, hit a combined .295 with 29 home runs and 93 RBIs last season. The switch-hitter was traded from the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers on Aug. 1 and split his time as a designated hitter and right fielder.

A nine-time All-Star, Beltran has often excelled in the postseason. In the 2004 NL playoffs with Houston, he hit a record-tying eight homers in 12 games while batting .435 with 14 RBIs.

The Astros have been busy boosting their lineup, recently trading for Yankees catcher Brian McCann and signing free agent outfielder Josh Reddick. Houston missed the playoffs this year after winning the AL wild card in 2015.