Danny Worth

Danny Worth has signed a minor-league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Danny Worth is done traveling up and down I-75 between Toledo and Detroit. His eight-year stint in the Detroit Tigers organization is officially over.

Worth has signed a minor-league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks that will include an invitation to spring training. MLive was the first to announce the signing, which was confirmed later in the day Monday by Worth.

"I appreciate the Tigers for drafting me and for giving me an opportunity," Worth said. "But I am really looking forward to starting fresh with the Diamondbacks."

Worth received multiple offers for minor-league deals -- including one from a team that wanted him to pitch -- before deciding on the Diamondbacks, a source told MLive.

Worth hit .230 with a .588 OPS in 271 at-bats during five partial seasons with the Tigers. He has been in the organization since the Tigers selected him in the second round of the 2007 draft.

Worth hit .255 and .270 in part-time duty in 2010 and 2011, his first two seasons in the majors. But he didn't get many extended opportunities -- and didn't hit well when he did -- during the past three seasons.

The signing means that Worth could very well be reunited with former Toledo manager Phil Nevin, a former Tigers player who is the manager of the Triple-A team for the Diamondbacks.

Worth, who can throw a knuckleball, pitched in two games in mop-up duty for the Tigers early in the 2014 season. He struck out two in his first outing, May 22 against Texas.

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