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Article: GONZALEZ JOINS INDIANS SLUGGING RIGHT FIELDER SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WORTH $10 MILLION.(Sports)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- January 10, 2001
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Juan Gonzalez agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians yesterday, giving the club a right fielder and power hitter to replace Manny Ramirez.
Gonzalez, who has had a history of back problems, passed a team physical before signing the deal, which includes a $14 million mutual option for 2002.
The Indians held a news conference at Jacobs Field to introduce Gonzalez as their new right fielder and cleanup hitter.
"The driving force was our desire and need for a player of Juan's ability and Juan's desire to want to play in Cleveland," Indians general manager John Hart said. "We have a player that at 31 years old has Hall ...