Baseball: A's bring back Duchscherer

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Athletics have found a familiar face to be 1 of their front-line starters next season: Justin Duchscherer.

The right-hander and 2-time All-Star has agreed to terms on an incentive-laden 1-year contract to return to the A's after he missed all the 2009 season.

The 32-year-old Duchscherer will receive a base salary of $1.75 million. The sides reached a preliminary agreement last week that was pending a physical to be finalized.

Duchscherer underwent arthroscopic right elbow surgery on March 31 and later was treated for clinical depression.

He has spent the last 6 of his seven major league seasons with Oakland, becoming a full-time starter for the first time in his career during 2008.