Rougned Odor reaches minor league deal with Padres

Veteran infielder Rougned Odor on Thursday joined his third team in three seasons after finalizing a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres.

Manager Bob Melvin said Odor, who started at second base during Thursday's spring training game, will get more opportunities to play since the Padres are short on infielders, especially with the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

Odor, 29, will compete for a bench role behind starterHa-seong Kimduring spring training.

He mostly played second base for the Baltimore Orioles on a $12 million deal in 2022, appearing in 135 games while batting .207 with 13 home runs and 53 RBIs.

Prior to that, Odor spent 2021 with the New York Yankees after being acquired in a trade with the Texas Rangers, where he spent seven seasons. It was with the Rangers that the left-handed hitting Odor found his power stroke, hitting 30 or more home runs in three seasons.

He has a .231 career average with 174 homers and 550 RBIs in nine major league seasons.