Aguilera Turns Down Bigger Offers To Rejoin Twins Staff As Starter

In Minneapolis, the Minnesota Twins re-signed Rick Aguilera to bolster their woeful starting rotation five months after trading him to the Boston Red Sox.

Aguilera, who is Minnesota’s all-time leader in saves with 184, reportedly turned down higher offers from Baltimore, Toronto and Boston to sign a three-year deal worth $9 million.

The Twins had traded Aguilera to the Red Sox for top pitching prospect Frank Rodriguez and outfield prospect Jermaine Johnson.

“Rick Aguilera came back to a team that he’s loved very much, for less money and to start a new role, because he has one thing in mind: to finish his career in Minnesota,” agent Tom Selakovich said.

Saying he has had enough of rebuilding, Cecil Fielder wants the Detroit Tigers to trade him to a competitive team.

Tigers general manager Randy Smith said that Detroit will listen to offers for Fielder. The first baseman has two years left on a contract that will pay him $7.2 million a season.

After a six-year absence, Harold Baines came back to the Chicago White Sox, agreeing to a one-year contract.

The Cleveland Indians are expected to announce signing Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel to a five-year, $15.35 million contract extension.

The New York Yankees finally acknowledged they had signed second baseman Mariano Duncan to a two-year contract worth just under $1.5 million.

Righthander Alejandro Pena agreed to a minor-league contract with the Florida Marlins.

Outfielder Glenallen Hill and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a one-year contract with an option for 1997. Terms were not disclosed.

In Los Angeles, free-agent outfielder Darryl Strawberry was charged with three misdemeanor counts of failure to pay child and spousal support.