Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup

Feb 20 (The Sports Xchange) - The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms with shortstop Andrelton Simmons on a seven-year contract, the team announced Thursday. The deal is worth $58 million, according to CBSSports.com. Simmons, 24, earned his first career Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2013, when he led all major league players with 499 assists. He was also named the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winner as the National League's top defensive player. Simmons hit .248 in 2013, with 76 runs, 17 home runs, 59 RBIs and just 55 strikeouts in 658 plate appearances. - - - Texas Rangers left-handed starter Matt Harrison, who will undergo an MRI on Thursday for a stiff back, has been removed from all baseball activities, according to general manager Jon Daniels. Daniels said Harrison would return to Dallas on Monday to be examined by spine specialist Dr. Drew Dossett, who performed both of Harrison's back procedures last year. Harrison, 28, had back issues last April after just two starts and ended up having a herniated disc repaired at the end of the month. He was 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in those outings. - - - Boston Red Sox minor league pitcher Francisco Tena has received a 50-game suspension without pay after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Tena is currently on the club's Dominican Summer League roster. (Editing by Larry Fine)