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Orioles sign LaPorta to minor league deal
Jack Cust will have some company at Twin Lakes Park.
The Orioles have signed former first-round pick Matt LaPorta, 29, to a minor league deal. It does not include an invitation to spring training.
The Milwaukee Brewers made LaPorta the seventh overall pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Florida, but he never met expectations and didn't play in the majors last season.
The Cleveland Indians acquired LaPorta on July 7, 2008 as part of the CC Sabathia trade. In parts of four major league seasons, he batted .238/.301/.393 with 31 homers and 120 RBIs in 291 games and 1,068 plate appearances.
In 2012, LaPorta batted .241/.267/.328 with one home run in 22 games with the Indians. He spent most of 2013 at Triple-A Columbus, batting .238/.310/.476 with 10 homers and 28 RBIs in 44 games.
LaPorta, a right-handed hitter, is a first baseman and corner outfielder.
Jack Cust will have some company at Twin Lakes Park.
The Orioles have signed former first-round pick Matt LaPorta, 29, to a minor league deal. It does not include an invitation to spring training.
The Milwaukee Brewers made LaPorta the seventh overall pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Florida, but he never met expectations and didn't play in the majors last season.
The Cleveland Indians acquired LaPorta on July 7, 2008 as part of the CC Sabathia trade. In parts of four major league seasons, he batted .238/.301/.393 with 31 homers and 120 RBIs in 291 games and 1,068 plate appearances.
In 2012, LaPorta batted .241/.267/.328 with one home run in 22 games with the Indians. He spent most of 2013 at Triple-A Columbus, batting .238/.310/.476 with 10 homers and 28 RBIs in 44 games.
LaPorta, a right-handed hitter, is a first baseman and corner outfielder.
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