Updated: 6/17/2008 3:30:41 PM Posted: 6/17/2008 3:28:11 PM
CLEVELAND -- The Indians signed third baseman Morgan Ensberg to a minor league contract today.
Ensberg was assigned to Buffalo of the International League.
The Indians are looking for hitters with Victor Martinez and Travis Hafner on the disabled list.
The 32-year-old Ensberg hit just .203 with a home run and four RBIs in 28 games for the New York Yankees this season. The Yankees designated Ensberg for assignment earlier this month.
Ensberg was viewed as a rising star with Houston when he hit .283 with 36 homers and 101 RBIs for the Astros in 2005. He was named an All-Star and finished fourth in MVP voting.
But he tore a tendon in his right shoulder diving for a foul ball in June 2006 and hasn't come close to producing his 2005 stats again.
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