Dodgers Sign Johnstone for One Year

Free-agent outfielder Jay Johnstone has been signed to a one-year contract by the Dodgers, the team announced Wednesday. Contract terms were not released.

Johnstone, 38, was with the Dodgers in 1980-82. He played 52 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1984 and hit .288 with no home runs and three runs batted in before being designated for assignment Aug. 31.

The 16-year veteran, who has a .267 lifetime average, also played with the Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland A’s, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres.

Johnstone signed with the Cubs in June 1982, after being released by the Dodgers. In 1981, he led the Dodgers with 11 pinch-hits, including three home runs.