Yanks Re-Sign Nelson

Reliever Jeff Nelson and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $5.5 million, three-year contract and avoided salary arbitration.

Free-agent third baseman Sean Berry re-signed with the Houston Astros in a one-year deal that cuts his salary by more than half.

Vince Coleman, the catalyst of two pennant-winning St. Louis teams in the 1980s, will get another chance with the Cardinals, agreeing to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.

The New York Mets added a Japanese starting pitcher, agreeing to a one-year contract with 32-year-old right-hander Masato Yoshii.