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Earlier this offseason, Frank Wren signed Greg Norton to a 1-year deal to anchor the Braves? bench as the pinch-hitting specialist.? Yesterday, Wren made another move towards maintaining one of the best benches in the league: signing Omar Infante to a 2-year deal worth 4.35 million with a club ...
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January 23, 2009
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