Raines Reportedly Turns Down Astros’ Offer

Free agent outfielder Tim Raines has turned down a reported $1 million offer to play for the Houston Astros, the Houston Post reported Sunday.

The reported offer to Raines was less than a two-year, $2.2 million offer the San Diego Padres made several weeks ago, the newspaper reported. Padres’ officials have said they will not make Raines another offer, but it was reported Saturday that Raines made a counter-offer to the Padres.

Last season with Montreal, Raines, 27, led the National League with a .334 batting average and stole 70 bases. He became a free agent after the 1986 season. In December, he turned down a three-year contract offer worth $4.6 million from the Expos.