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According to Rob Bradford of WEEI?the Mets have agreed to terms with infielder Alex Cora on a 1 year $2 million deal. Cora will come in to replace Damion Easley as the main infield utility man. Cora played with the Red Sox in 2008, even starting a lot of crucial games for the team at [...]
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