MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Three-time All-Star second baseman Bret Boone was acquired by the Minnesota Twins on Monday, eight days after being designated for assignment by the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners, who had 10 days to trade Boone, will also send cash to the Twins in exchange for a player to be named. Boone’s salary for this season is $8.25 million. He was designated for assignment by Seattle on July 3 in a disappointing, tearful end to his career there. The Twins hope Boone will help bolster their young infield. A 12-year veteran with 252 career homers, Boone was batting .231 with seven homers and 34 RBIs for the struggling Mariners when he was cut. In 2001, Boone hit .331 with 37 home runs and 141 RBIs. He finished third in the AL MVP vote that year, but he has steadily declined at the plate since then. Still, at 36, he should provide some seasoning for a Twins team that currently leads the AL wild-card race, but is getting little production from an inexperienced infield. Second base has been a particular struggle for the Twins, with Luis Rivas, Nick Punto, Luis Rodriguez and Michael Cuddyer each starting games there this season.
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