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Cain , Moustakas reach deals with Royals

aaaaaaaaaaaaKANSAS CITY, MO (AP) -Postseason star Lorenzo Cain and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year contract for $2,725,000, just ahead of what would have been Major League Baseball’s first salary arbitration hearing this year.

Third baseman Mike Moustakas and the Royals agreed to a $2.64 million, one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.

Cain will get $2.725 million. Cain had asked for $3.6 million and had been offered $2 million when the sides swapped figures last month. In addition to his salary, the speedy outfielder would earn a $25,000 bonus for 505 plate appearances.

Moustakas would earn a $10,000 bonus under Tuesday’s deal if he has 550 or more plate appearances. The 26-year-old hit .212 with 21 doubles and 54 RBIs last year, when he made $549,000. He had asked for $3.1 million in arbitration and had been offered $1.85 million.

He also set a team-record five homers, including the go-ahead roundtripper in Game 1 of the American League Division Series in Anaheim.

Moustakas also made a memorable catch in Game 3 of the series, falling over the railing above the dugout suites at Kauffman Stadium to haul in a foul ball off the bat of Adam Jones .

But some of the biggest defensive catches were made by Cain with memes trending across social media.

Cain, 28, hit a team-best .301 with five homers, 53 RBIs and 28 steals in 33 chances last season, when he made $546,000. He was MVP of the Royals’ sweep of Baltimore in the AL Championship Series after batting .533 (8 for 15) with a pair of doubles. He hit .308 in the World Series loss to San Francisco.

Four Royals remain in arbitration: first baseman Eric Hosmer and pitchers Danny Duffy, Kelvin Herrera and Greg Holland.

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