The Cincinnati Reds have signed shortstop Jose Iglesias, the team announced Saturday.
The minor league deal includes an invite to big league camp.
Iglesias hit .269 with five home runs and 48 RBIs for the Detroit Tigers in 2018. In 656 major league games with the Tigers and Boston Red Sox, he has hit .270 with a .315 on-base percentage. He was an All-Star in 2015.
The 29-year-old Iglesias, who defected from Cuba to play baseball for the Red Sox, made his big league debut in 2011 with Boston. He was traded to the Tigers in 2013 and finished second in the American League rookie of the year vote.
The slick-fielding Iglesias is best known for his strong defense at shortstop. Considered a potential Gold Glove infielder, Iglesias ranked sixth in the AL last season with a .983 fielding percentage and made just eight errors, third-fewest in the league last season among shortstops with at least 200 innings.