The Hanshin Tigers have signed outfielder Shane Spencer to a single-year contract worth 60 million yen, officials of the Central League team said Thursday.
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The 32-year-old Spencer, who hit .262 with 59 homers and 242 RBIs in his seven-year major league career, has playing experience with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers.
He played for the New York Mets this year, but was released midseason after he was charged with drinking under the influence of alcohol in Florida in July.