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Dodgers made late push to sign Prince Fielder

Found January 26, 2012 on LA Times:
PLAYERS: Victor Martinez,  Prince Fielder
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers

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The team is said to have offered a seven-year, $160-million deal that was topped by Detroit after the Tigers learned Victor Martinez probably would sit out the 2012 season because of a knee injury.Prince Fielder landing in Detroit was a big surprise, but it turns out the Tigers were not the most unexpected entrant in the sweepstakes.
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