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JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
01-26-2006
Dateline: OAKLAND, Calif.


Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas smiles as he talks with reporters in this file photo from spring training in Tucson, Ariz., March 7, 2005. Thomas agreed to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, giving the A's the big bat they've been searching for in the middle of their lineup. Thomas, a two-time American League MVP who has been slowed by injuries in recent years, can make an additional $2.6 million in bonuses based on plate appearances and not hurting his left foot. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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