Twins, Thome agree to 1-year, $3 million deal

Jim Thome homers for Twins
Minnesota Twins' Jim Thome watches his solo home run off Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Sean O'Sullivan during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday Sept. 6, 2010 in Minneapolis.
Paul Battaglia/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Designated hitter Jim Thome and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract.

The deal, announced Friday by the Twins, includes performance bonuses for plate appearances.

The 40-year-old five-time All-Star Thome batted .283 with 25 home runs and 59 RBIs in 108 games with Twins last season. Thome, with his 25 home runs, passed Rafael Palmeiro, Harmon Killebrew, Mark McGwire and Frank Robinson and currently ranks eighth on the All-Time list .

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