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Paul DeJong, Nationals agree to 1-year, $1 million contract

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former All-Star infielder Paul DeJong and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract, the team announced Sunday.

DeJong can earn an additional $600,000 in performance bonuses.

An All-Star in 2019, DeJong hit .227 with 24 homers and 56 RBIs last year for the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals, who acquired him July 30.

He has a .229 career average with 140 homers and 400 RBIs in eight seasons with St. Louis (2017-23), Toronto (2023), San Francisco (2023), the White Sox and Kansas City.

Nationals right-hander Josiah Gray was placed on the 60-day injured list.