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  • • Cubs 12, Athletics 2: Sweep!
    Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs put together another varied offensive performance and swept a series for the first time in 2023. Let’s stipulate right now that the Oakland Athletics are a bad, bad baseball team. The roster resembles an expansion club, they don’t have any real good hitters nor pitchers and they have a chance to lose 110 or more games this year. The Cubs? Well, on...2023
  • • NPB/KBO Notes: Smoak, Sparkman, Freitas
    Veteran first baseman Justin Smoak, who’d signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball over the winter, has returned to the United States to be with his family, the Japan Times recently reported. The 34-year-old switch-hitter was productive in his limited run for the second-place Giants, slashing .272/.336/.482 with seven homers and three…...2021
  • 1B Smoak agrees with Tokyo's Yomiuri Giants
    • 1B Smoak agrees with Tokyo's Yomiuri Giants
    The Yomiuri Giants have agreed to a deal with first baseman Justin Smoak....2021
  • • Justin Smoak To Sign With Yomiuri Giants
    JANUARY 6: The deal is now complete and will promise Smoak $6MM, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link). DECEMBER 29: Free-agent first baseman Justin Smoak is nearing a contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports. Smoak will earn a guaranteed $6MM to $7MM if the deal goes…...2021
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  • Report: Justin Smoak finalizing deal with Yomiuri Giants worth at least $6M
    • Report: Justin Smoak finalizing deal with Yomiuri Giants worth at least $6M
    2020
  • • Justin Smoak Finalizing Deal With Yomiuri Giants
    Free-agent first baseman Justin Smoak is nearing a contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports. Smoak will earn a guaranteed $6MM to $7MM if the deal goes through. The 34-year-old Smoak divided last season between the Brewers and Giants (San Francisco, not Yomiuri) and posted a brutal…...2020
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Justin Smoak injury and suspension

  • • 10 MLB stars set to fade in 2020
    Every MLB season has its fair share of disappointing players, and this season will most likely be no different. As spring training begins, these 10 could be set for tough 2020 campaigns. Jake Arrieta, SP, Phillies Now in the third year of a three-year, $75 million contract with the Phils, Arrieta is hanging onto his career by a thread as he enters his age 34 season. With his velocity slipping shar...2020
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  • • Red Sox fans already booing defending champs
    Boston Red Sox fans have not been accustomed to their team losing a lot in recent seasons. Fresh off another World Series title, that’s been the case during the early stages of the 2019 season. Boston entered Thursday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park with the second-worst record in the American League at 3-9. Of Boston’s five regular starting pitchers, not a single one boa...2019
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  • • Smoak, Eaton first Players of the Week in '18
    Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak has picked up right where he left off after a career year in 2017, and Adam Eaton is perhaps glad he didn't. Eaton, who suffered a season-ending left ACL injury last April, and Smoak, who was an American League All-Star last year, were named the National League and AL Players of the Week on Monday, respectively....2018
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  • • All signs 'positive' for Sanchez in live BP
    Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez showed no signs of the lingering injuries that cost him most of the 2017 season after throwing his first session of live batting practice on Tuesday. The 25-year-old right-hander saw action against a group that included sluggers Kendrys Morales, Steve Pearce, Justin Smoak and Josh Donaldson at the Bobby Mattick Training Center practice fields....2018
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  • • Blue Jays Notes: Smoak, Biagini, Estrada, Granderson
    Justin Smoak’s breakout 2017 season ended with a whimper, as the Blue Jays first baseman dealt with fatigue and a then-undisclosed injury. Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports that Smoak dealt with patella tendinitis in one of his knees during the season’s final two months, during which he produced just a .211/.311/.406 batting line. However, the former top prospect…...2018
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  • • Devon Travis To Miss Rest Of Postseason
    Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis’ season is over after suffering a knee injury, Brendan Kennedy of the Toronto Star was among those to report (Twitter links: 1 2 3). Travis has been replaced on the Jays’ ALCS roster by Justin Smoak. Notably, Travis had already suffered a knee injury this postseason, having suffered a bone bruise…...2016
  • • Benches clear in Yankees-Blue Jays game, Joe Girardi ejected
    Tensions were high during Monday night’s Yankees-Blue Jays game after batters from each team were thrown at by opposing pitchers. It started when Josh Donaldson got plunked on the elbow by Luis Severino, which looked to be purposeful, although it’s hard to know for sure. The Jays clearly thought the intent was there, because they responded by having J.A. Happ hit Chase Headley. Yankees manager Joe...2016
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  • • Benches clear in Yankees-Blue Jays game, Joe Girardi ejected
    Tensions were high during Monday night’s Yankees-Blue Jays game after batters from each team were thrown at by opposing pitchers. It started when Josh Donaldson got plunked on the elbow by Luis Severino, which looked to be purposeful, although it’s hard to know for sure. The Jays clearly thought the intent was there, because they responded by having J.A. Happ hit Chase Headley. Yankees manager Joe...2016
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  • • Jose Bautista's Suspension Upheld: Latest Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Jose Bautista punched during bench-clearing fight (VIDEO)
    The Texas Rangers clearly hadn’t forgotten about Jose Bautista’s bat flip in last year’s AL Divisional Series matchup, and they tried to send a message to him late in the final game of their three-game set on Sunday. In the eighth inning of the game, Rangers pitcher Matt Bush hit Bautista with a pitch, which obviously gave him a free pass to first base. Things just escalated from that point on. Wh...2016

Timeline

  • 2023
    "Justin Smoak is next, at 590, then Mike Lowell, at 523."

  • 2021
    "DECEMBER 29: Free-agent first baseman Justin Smoak is nearing a contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports."

  • 2020
    "The Brewers have designated first baseman Justin Smoak for assignment and acquired 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach from the Blue Jays, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports."

  • 2019
    "Brewers Nearing Deal With Justin Smoak"

  • 2018
    "Justin Smoak’s breakout 2017 season ended with a whimper, as the Blue Jays first baseman dealt with fatigue and a then-undisclosed injury."

  • 2017
    "Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales went back-to-back in the bottom of the ninth on Wednesday, giving the Blue Jays a dramatic 3-2 walk-off win over the Athletics."

  • 2016
    "Justin Smoak single-handedly stole a game away from the Rangers as he hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth and added a two-run shot in the 10th inning of Toronto's 3-1 victory on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre."

  • 2015
    "Chris Colabello and Justin Smoak each hit a three-run homer and the Blue Jays used a seven-run second inning to walk all over the A's in a 10-3 victory that extended their winning streak to 10 games on Wednesday night."

  • 2014
    "The Mariners announced that the Blue Jays have claimed first baseman Justin Smoak off waivers."

Justin Smoak trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Justin Smoak To Sign With Yomiuri Giants
    2021
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  • • Report: Justin Smoak finalizing deal with Yomiuri Giants worth at least $6M
    2020
  • • Justin Smoak Finalizing Deal With Yomiuri Giants
    2020
  • • Giants Sign Justin Smoak
    1:35PM: The Giants have announced the signing, noting that Smoak signed a minor league deal and has been added to the 60-man player pool. 1:01PM: The Giants have agreed to sign free agent first baseman Justin Smoak, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (Twitter link).  Smoak was released by the Brewers yesterday. Smoak came to Milwaukee…...2020
  • • Brewers Release Justin Smoak
    The Milwaukee Brewers thought they might have a bargain when they signed first baseman Justin Smoak to a one-year deal with a team option this winter. A $5MM guarantee would be a bargain deal for a productive first baseman, and Smoak had been exactly that in the past. The 33-year-old was a 10-year big-leaguer worth…...2020
  • • Offseason In Review: Milwaukee Brewers
    The Brewers’ offseason featured a large number of small-scale additions — a hallmark of the current front office regime — and the richest contract in club history for the face of the franchise. Guaranteed Contracts Avisail Garcia, OF: Two years, $20MM Josh Lindblom, RHP: Three years, $9.125MM Justin Smoak, 1B: One year, $5MM (includes $1MM…...2020
  • • Milwaukee Brewers' offseason reviewed
    The Brewers’ offseason featured a large number of small-scale additions — a hallmark of the current front office regime — and the richest contract in club history for the face of the franchise. Guaranteed Contracts Avisail Garcia, OF: Two years, $20 million Josh Lindblom, RHP: Three years, $9.125 million Justin Smoak, 1B: One year, $5 million (includes $1 million buyout of $5.5 million club option...2020
  • • Can Justin Smoak bounce back?
    The Brewers entered the free-agent period with a void at first base. They let go of their top option from last year, Eric Thames, declining his $7.5M club option for 2020 in favor of a $1M buyout. Months before that, the Brewers traded right-handed complement Jesus Aguilar to the Rays. The Brewers are now set to rely on former Mariner, Ranger and Blue Jay Justin Smoak, whom they signed to a $5M gu...2020
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  • • 10 MLB stars set to fade in 2020
    2020
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  • • MLB hot stove: Blue Jays sign bounce-back candidate Travis Shaw to one-year contract, per report
    Shaw replaces Justin Smoak at first base and in the lineup...2019

Justin Smoak stats and results

  • • Cubs 12, Athletics 2: Sweep!
    2023
  • • Gray shaky again as Yanks fall in Toronto
    Sonny Gray issued a harsh self-assessment following his previous effort, when he stated that the Yankees are the best team in the sport except for the days on which he pitches. The righty stomped back to the clubhouse on Friday realizing his search for better results must continue, having absorbed another early knockout. Gray was pounded for five runs, including a three-run Justin Smoak homer, and...2018
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  • • Smoak's dedication pays off with All-Star nod
    Justin Smoak was once written off. Now he's the starting first baseman for the American League at the upcoming MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard in Miami. Toronto successfully "Smoaked the Vote" with an extensive marketing campaign that resulted in Smoak taking over the top spot at first....2017
  • • Wednesday MLB scores, highlights, news, updates: Smoak continues breakout season
    Justin Smoak crushed two more home runs Wednesday. That story and more is in our daily MLB recap...2017
  • • Severino continues to deliver results for Yanks
    There was a flat, get-me-over slider that Luis Severino wished he could throw again to Justin Smoak, but otherwise there wasn't much for the right-hander to hang his head about, as the Yankees completed a 3-4 road trip that manager Joe Girardi described as, "just OK."...2017
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  • • MLB Free Agents 2017: Rumors and Predictions for Top Available Players
    2016
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  • • The Blue Jays and the meaning of a late season freefall
    The Blue Jays entered September with a two game lead in the AL East. From May 19th to August 31st, the team went 57-34 to wrest control of the division from Boston and Baltimore.On September 6th, the Jays watched their bullpen give up four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to the Yankees, then watched Brett Garner snatch a potential go-ahead home run away at the top of the left field wall at...2016
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  • • Edwin Encarnacion Injury: Updates on Blue Jays Star's Oblique and Return
    2016
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  • • Justin Smoak, Blue Jays Agree to New Contract: Latest Details and Reaction
    2015
  • • Edwin Encarnacion Injury: Updates on Blue Jays Star's Finger and Return
    2015
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Justin Smoak parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • NPB/KBO Notes: Smoak, Sparkman, Freitas
    2021
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  • • Smoak crushes eighth-inning grand slam against Yankees
    Down by a run in the eighth inning, the Toronto Blue Jays had New York Yankees pitcher David Robertson on the ropes. Yankees skipper Aaron Boone made a decision he likely regrets now, intentionally walking Josh Donaldson to load the bases, only to see Justin Smoak take Donaldson yard for a grand slam. Smoak drove the ball to the deepest part of the ballpark, putting the Blue Jays up 7-4, within re...2018
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  • • Report: Blue Jays, Reds discussed Votto trade last season
    Former NL MVP Joey Votto has been a Cincinnati Red for his entire 10-season MLB career. But was he actually close to becoming a Toronto Blue Jay last season? According to a report by Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star on Monday, the Blue Jays and the Reds “were beginning serious discussions” at last year’s trade deadline about a Votto trade. However, talks were said to have “never gained momentum...2016
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Top Justin Smoak news

  • • Blue Jays win 10th straight in rout of A's
    Chris Colabello and Justin Smoak each hit a three-run homer and the Blue Jays used a seven-run second inning to walk all over the A's in a 10-3 victory that extended their winning streak to 10 games on Wednesday night. With Toronto's victory and the Yankees' loss to Cleveland, the Blue Jays moved into first place in the American League East....2015
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  • • Smoak, Price lead Blue Jays to seventh in a row
    Justin Smoak hit a grand slam, Troy Tulowitzki added a solo shot and David Price tossed seven strong innings, as the Blue Jays pulled within 2 1/2 games of New York for first place in the American League East with a 6-0 victory over the Yankees on Saturday at Yankee Stadium....2015
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  • • One pitch proves costly for Nova in loss to Jays
    Justin Smoak hit a grand slam, Troy Tulowitzki added a solo shot and David Price tossed seven strong innings, as the Blue Jays pulled within 2 1/2 games of New York for first place in the American League East with a 6-0 victory over the Yankees on Saturday at Yankee Stadium....2015
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  • • Blue Jays rout Rangers, fly higher in East
    Justin Smoak hit a two-run home run in the top of the fifth to put the Blue Jays ahead for good and Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam in the sixth in a 12-4 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday night....2015
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  • • Smoak hits tying HR in 9th, walk-off in 10th for Jays
    2016
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  • • Blue Jays pound Red Sox with 5 HRs
    Justin Smoak hit a pair of home runs while Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Josh Donaldson also went deep as the Blue Jays offense rolled all over Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello during an 11-2 victory on a special Canada Day matinee affair Wednesday at Rogers Centre....2015
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  • • Porcello roughed up in blowout loss
    Justin Smoak hit a pair of home runs while Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Josh Donaldson also went deep as the Blue Jays offense rolled all over Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello during an 11-2 victory on a special Canada Day matinee affair Wednesday at Rogers Centre....2015
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  • • Verlander hit hard; Tigers go down swinging
    Home runs by Jose Bautista and Justin Smoak capped Toronto's scorching six-run fifth, as the Blue Jays tagged Detroit starter Justin Verlander in a 10-5 victory on Sunday at Comerica Park....2015
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  • • Big inning spurs Blue Jays over Tigers in finale
    Home runs by Jose Bautista and Justin Smoak capped Toronto's scorching six-run fifth, as the Blue Jays tagged Detroit starter Justin Verlander in a 10-5 victory on Sunday at Comerica Park....2015
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  • • Blue Jays blank Yanks to complete sweep
    Aaron Sanchez pitched scoreless ball into the seventh inning and Edwin Encarnacion and Justin Smoak each drove in a pair of runs, powering the Blue Jays to a 7-0 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday at Rogers Centre to complete a sweep of the three-game series....2016
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  • • Tanaka handed first loss as Yanks blanked
    Aaron Sanchez pitched scoreless ball into the seventh inning and Edwin Encarnacion and Justin Smoak each drove in a pair of runs, powering the Blue Jays to a 7-0 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday at Rogers Centre to complete a sweep of the three-game series....2016
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  • • Jose Bautista, Rougned Odor and More Ejected After Blue Jays vs. Rangers Brawl
    2016
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  • • Smoak, Morales go back-to-back for walk-off win
    2017
  • • Donaldson powers Blue Jays to win over Rays
    Josh Donaldson and Justin Smoak both homered while right-hander Drew Hutchison tossed six strong innings in the Blue Jays' 6-2 victory over the Rays on Friday night at Rogers Centre....2015
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Justin Smoak fantasy rankings and news

  • • Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Bargain Buys for September 6
    2015
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Justin Smoak schedule, game

  • • Cubs 12, Athletics 2: Sweep!
    2023
  • • 10 MLB stars set to fade in 2020
    2020
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  • • Latest On The Nationals’ First Base Situation
    The Nationals had interest in switch-hitter Justin Smoak before Smoak signed with the Brewers last week, The Washington Post’s Jesse Dougherty reports.  With Smoak off the board, the Nats will continue to explore left-handed hitting options for both first base and their lineup as a whole, given their overall right-handed tilt.  As Dougherty notes, it’s…...2019
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  • • MLB hot stove: Blue Jays sign bounce-back candidate Travis Shaw to one-year contract, per report
    2019
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  • • Red Sox fans already booing defending champs
    2019
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  • • MLB DFS: Justin Smoak and top picks for April 2 DraftKings and FanDuel daily Fantasy baseball lineups
    SportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with nearly $2M in winnings, gives optimal lineup advice...2019
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  • • 10 MLB players in contract years who will crush it in 2019
    Athletes in any sport wants to perform at their best the year before they're eligible to hit free agency, and baseball players are certainly no different. This winter alone has shown how much money can be gained or lost in a contract year, with high-profile names standing out on both sides of the spectrum. Manny Machado used the best season of his career to secure a $300 million long-term guarante...2019
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  • • 11 MLB players in contract years who will crush it in 2019
    Athletes in any sport wants to perform at their best the year before they're eligible to hit free agency, and baseball players are certainly no different. This winter alone has shown how much money can be gained or lost in a contract year, with high-profile names standing out on both sides of the spectrum. Manny Machado used the best season of his career to secure a $300 million long-term guarante...2019
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  • • Smoak homers as Blue Jays hold off Phils
    Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer in a three-run fifth inning, part of five Toronto extra-base hits, and the Blue Jays held off the Phillies' late push for a 6-5 win on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park. Sam Gaviglio had a quality outing in his second start of the season, but the Blue Jays nearly coughed up a five-run lead. Ryan Tepera was able to work out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to shu...2018
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  • • Smoak hoping to return to lineup on Friday
    The Blue Jays hope to have first baseman Justin Smoak back in the lineup Friday night as he remains day to day with a sore right calf muscle....2017
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Justin Smoak rumors, scandals

  • • Red Sox fans already booing defending champs
    2019
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  • • Smoak makes All-Star case, keys win over NY
    Justin Smoak isn't generating any All-Star buzz, but maybe he should be. The 31-year-old isn't having the same kind of year he had in 2017, when he broke out by hitting 38 home runs with a .270 batting average, but he's still been one of the best first basemen in the American League this season. He launched a three-run shot, his 12th home run of '18, to cap a five-run second inning and lift the Bl...2018
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  • • Blue Jays activate Josh Donaldson
    The Blue Jays have activated Josh Donaldson from the 10-day disabled list and opened a roster spot by placing Justin Smoak on the paternity list, per Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi (Twitter link).Donaldson, 32, hit the DL back on April 10 due to a shoulder issue that was impacting his ability to throw across the diamond. He played third base in a pair of minor league rehab games, however, and obviously sh...2018
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  • • Ross Atkins On The Justin Smoak Extension
    Earlier today, the Blue Jays made the somewhat surprising decision to extend first baseman Justin Smoak through 2018, with an option for 2019. Via MLB.com’s Gregor Chisholm, Jays GM Ross Atkins this afternoon explained the rationale behind the move. Edwin Encarnacion is due to become eligible for free agency after the season, provoking speculation that the…...2016
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