Cubs agree to terms with Schierholtz


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Updated: 12/21/2012 3:43 pm | Published: 12/21/2012 1:32 pm
Nate Schierholtz #22 of the Philadelphia Phillies bats during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park on August 11, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Hunter Martin, Getty Images)
Nate Schierholtz #22 of the Philadelphia Phillies bats during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park on August 11, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Hunter Martin, Getty Images)

Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms with outfielder Nate Schierholtz on a one-year contract.

Schierholtz spent the first six seasons of his career with the San Francisco Giants before getting traded to the Philadelphia Phillies last July.

He hit .257 with six home runs and 21 RBI through 114 games between the two clubs last season.

Over 540 career games, the 28-year-old is a .270 hitter with 75 doubles, 24 homers and 123 runs batted in.

The Cubs also outrighted pitcher Gerardo Concepcion to Single-A Kane County on Friday.

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