Carlos Beltran is headed back to Houston, hoping his 20th season in the majors could bring him – and the Astros – an elusive World Series championship.

A person familiar with the deal said Saturday that Beltran and the Astros reached a one-year deal for $16 million.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement. ESPN first reported the agreement.

Beltran joins a rich, revamped lineup, with Houston recently adding catcher Brian McCann and outfielder Josh Reddick to a talented, young nucleus.

Beltran, who turns 40 in April, hit a combined .295 with 29 home runs and 93 RBI last season. A switch hitter, Beltran was traded from the New York Yankees to Texas on Aug. 1, and split his time as a designated hitter and right fielder, playing 151 games.

A nine-time All-Star, Beltran has often excelled in October. His rise to postseason prominence began in his first playoff game, for Houston in 2004.

Acquired from Kansas City that summer, Beltran hit a postseason record-tying eight homers in only 12 games while batting .435 with 14 RBI, along with six steals. The Astros lost in the NL Championship Series to St. Louis that fall. In 2005, Beltran joined the New York Mets while the Astros wound up getting swept by the White Sox in their only World Series appearance.

Beltran made his lone World Series appearance in 2013 with St. Louis, which lost to Boston in six games. Overall he has hit .323 with 16 homers and 41 RBI in 55 postseason games.

Beltran is a career .281 hitter with 421 home runs and 1,536 RBI in 19 seasons with the Royals, Astros, Mets, Giants, Cardinals, Yankees and Rangers. He’s gone to the playoffs with five different teams.

Led by middle infielders Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa and ace Dallas Keuchel, the Astros ended a decade-long playoff drought – and reversed a four-year span in which they averaged well over 100 losses – by winning the AL wild card in 2015. Expected to be a contender this year, Houston instead went 84-78 and missed the playoffs.

The Astros have been busy since then, signing Reddick to a $52 million, four-year deal after he finished the season with the Dodgers and getting McCann in a trade with the Yankees.

DIAMONDBACKS: Catcher Jeff Mathis agreed to a two-year, $4 million contract.

Mathis, 33, a 12-year major league veteran, played the last four seasons as the No. 2 catcher for Miami. He hit .238 in 41 games in 2016 with two home runs and 15 RBI.

The acquisition came as the Diamondbacks decided not to offer a contract to last season’s starting catcher, Welington Castillo. Mathis could back up or platoon with Chris Herrmann in Arizona.