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Former Padres Catcher Announces Immediate Retirement, Begins Coaching Career: Report

Less than a month after it appeared former Padres catcher Austin Nola would continue his journeyman career with the Atlanta Braves, it now appears the 35-year-old backstop is retiring.

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