Last year's National League home run co-leader found a new home on Tuesday when Chris Carter and the New York Yankees agreed to a one-year contract worth $3.5 million, subject to a successful physical.
The deal includes a $500,000 signing bonus, a $3 million salary and $500,000 in performance bonuses: $100,000 each for 250, 300, 350, 400 and 450 plate appearances.
"I am excited to go play for a bigger market team with more national exposure," said Carter, whose career-high 41 home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers last season matched Colorado's Nolan Arenado for tops in the NL.
Carter became a free agent in December when Milwaukee failed to offer him a 2017 contract.
He played 155 games at first base in his first year in the NL after spending the first six years of his career in the American League with Oakland and Houston.
Carter hit .222 with a career-best 94 RBIs while appearing in a NL-leading 160 games last season. His 27 doubles, 122 hits, 76 walks and 84 runs scored in 2016 were also career highs, but he struck out 206 times.
Left-handed-hitting Greg Bird is expected to be New York's regular first baseman and Matt Holliday is likely to be the regular designated hitter.
The Yankees agreed earlier this offseason to a one-year deal worth $13 million for Holliday, who hits from the right side.
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