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MLB Notebook: Twins sign OF Quentin

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February 02, 2016 at 6:43 pm.

Carlos Quentin is looking to for a rebirth with the Twins. Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Carlos Quentin is looking to for a rebirth with the Twins. Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

The Minnesota Twins on Tuesday signed veteran outfielder Carlos Quentin to a minor-league contract.

Quentin, 33, played in just five games with Seattle’s Triple-A Tacoma team in 2015.

The Mariners signed him after he was released by the Atlanta Braves. Quentin offers the Twins depth on the outfield corners and would make $750,000 if he earns a spot on the team, according to reports.

Multiple knee injuries have plagued the former first-round draft pick out of Stanford. In 2008 with the Chicago White Sox, Quentin hit 36 home runs and drove in 100 runs. He has 154 homers in a career that has included stops with Arizona and San Diego.

Quentin last played in the majors in 2014, batting .177 with four home runs in 50 games for San Diego.

—The Washington Nationals signed veteran infielder Brendan Ryan to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Ryan, who turns 35 in March, played in only 47 games with the New York Yankees last season because of an injury. Known more as a slick defender, he batted .229 in 103 plate appearances in 2015. He is a career .234 hitter with only 19 home runs.

Ryan began his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and played four years before spending three seasons with the Seattle Mariners.

—Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux and Paul Ibanez will join the Los Angeles Dodgers as special assistants to the president of baseball operations and the baseball operations department, the team announced.

Maddux, 49, has front-office experience with the Chicago Cubs in 2010 as assistant to general manger Jim Hendry and with the Texas Rangers from 2012 to 2015 as a special assistant to general manager Jon Daniels. He also served as pitching coach for Team USA in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Maddux was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014 in his first year on the ballot after a 23-year career with the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Dodgers and San Diego Padres. He finished with a 355-227 career record and a 3.16 ERA.

Ibanez, 43, spent the 2015 season working as a television analyst for Fox Sports after his 19-year career in the major leagues with the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels ended in 2014. The job with the Dodgers will be his first in the front office. As a player, Ibanez had a .272 career batting average with 305 home runs and 1,207 RBIs.

—The New York Mets traded outfielder Darrell Ceciliani to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations.

The Mets designated Ceciliani for assignment on Jan. 27 to clear a spot on the 40-man roster after the signing of outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to a three-year, $75 million contract.

The 25-year-old Ceciliani, a fourth-round pick in the amateur draft in 2009, made his major league debut last season and played in 25 games for the Mets as a rookie, hitting .206 with one home run, three RBIs and five stolen bases in 68 at-bats. In 70 games for Triple-A Las Vegas in 2015, Ceciliani batted .345 with nine home runs, 19 doubles, four triples and 16 stolen bases in 70 games.

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