Tony Kemp agrees to $1 million contract with Orioles after release from minor league deal with Reds


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BALTIMORE — Infielder/outfielder Tony Kemp has agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles, one week after the 32-year-old was released from a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds. Kent was 7 for 21 in eight spring training games with one homer and five RBIs. He batted .209 with five homers, 27 RBIs and a career-high 15 stolen bases last year in 124 games for Oakland. Kemp had 44 walks and scored 42 runs. Kemp has a .238 career average with 35 homers and 184 RBIs in eight seasons. Baltimore designated infielder/outfielder Nick Maton for assignment.

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