BASEBALL : Winfield Goes Home to Play With Twins

Dave Winfield, a native Minnesotan who helped the Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series, has agreed to a two-year contract with the Twins, it was learned Thursday.

The Twins called a news conference for today and a source within the organization said Winfield’s signing will be announced. Twin General Manager Andy MacPhail declined comment. Neither Winfield nor his agent, Jeff Klein, could be contacted.

Winfield, 41, apparently turned down more lucrative offers to finish his career near his native St. Paul. The former University of Minnesota baseball and basketball star fills the designated hitter void created when the Twins chose not to re-sign Chili Davis, who signed with the Angels.

Winfield also might play some outfield for the Twins, as he did for the Blue Jays in World Series games on the road.

Winfield, who had 26 home runs and 108 runs batted in with Toronto last season, was not offered arbitration by the Blue Jays.

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Tom Glavine will stay with the Atlanta Braves at least through 1996 after agreeing to a $20.5-million, four-year contract with a club option for a fifth season.

Glavine, who earned $2,975,000 last year, is the only pitcher in the major leagues to win 20 games in each of the last two seasons.

The 26-year-old would have been eligible for free agency after the 1993 season.

Glavine was 20-8 with a 2.76 earned-run average in 1992 and 20-11 with a 2.55 ERA in 1991, when he won the National League Cy Young Award.

The Braves had signed free agent pitcher Greg Maddux, the NL’s 1992 Cy Young winner with the Chicago Cubs, to a five-year, $28-million contract.

Atlanta also agreed to terms on a minor league contract with 1987 NL Cy Young Award winner Steve Bedrosian, who has not pitched in the major leagues since 1991.

Bedrosian came up through the Atlanta organization and pitched for the Braves from 1981-85. He was released by the Twins in 1991.

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In other news: Pitcher Ron Darling agreed to a three-year contract to remain with the Oakland Athletics. Darling, 32, was 15-10 with a 3.66 ERA last season. . . . Outfielder Ellis Burks, 28, who hit .255 in 66 games with eight home runs for Boston in 1992, will not be tendered a contract for 1993 by the Red Sox. He earned $2.3 million in 1992. . . . Shortstop Felix Fermin agreed to a $2-million, two-year contract with the Cleveland Indians, for whom he hit .270 as a reserve and was their highest-paid player (at $950,000) last season. . . . The Indians also signed free-agent infielder Jeff Treadway to a minor league contract. He batted .222 in 61 games for the Braves after being on the disabled list until late June. . . . Pitcher Mike Maddux was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Mets for pitcher Roger Mason and minor leaguer Mike Freitas.