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CLEVELAND (AP) — Popular veteran catcher Austin Hedges signed a ... “And, he’s a very, very good major league baseball player. You don’t stay in the league as long as he’s been here ...

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Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com ... Contreras, 32, has been a catcher for the majority of his nine-year career, playing in 774 games behind the plate ...

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