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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have signed veteran outfielder Johnny Damon to help awaken their struggling offense.

Damon told ESPN Insider Jim Bowden on Thursday that a deal has been finalized. Terms of the contract were not immediately known.

The club had been in talks to finalize a deal with the 38-year-old Damon, who is 277 hits shy of 3,000.

Damon played with Tampa Bay — his sixth AL team — last season, batting .261 with 16 home runs and 73 RBIs in 150 games. Damon would probably need some time to get ready after not being in a spring training camp. If Damon signs, the Indians would be his fourth team in four years.

Cleveland is off to a 1-4 start and entered Thursday batting .178, the majors’ lowest average. The Indians begin a three-game series in Kansas City on Friday.

A career .286 hitter, Damon has also played for Kansas City, Oakland, Boston, the Yankees and Detroit.

- ESPN.com News Source