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Dodgers Sign Mike Rivera
In his latest wrap-up of minor league transactions, Baseball America's Matt Eddy reports that the Dodgers signed catcher Mike Rivera to a minor-league deal last week. The veteran backstop spent the last four seasons in Milwaukee, hitting .260/.333/.423 in 374 plate appearances. Rivera was non-tendered over the winter and signed by New York, but was released by the Yankees on April 3.
We heard last week that the Dodgers weren't going to acquire a veteran catcher in the wake of the injury to regular backup Brad Ausmus, but perhaps the club wanted a bit of cover in case rookie A.J. Ellis wasn't up to the task of backing up Russell Martin.
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