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Markakis: Signing with Braves 'felt right'

Atlanta Braves newest outfielder Nick Markakis speaks with reporters in the baseball team's clubhouse Friday in Atlanta. Markakis signed a four-year contract with the team on Wednesday. - photo by David Goldman

1206Markakis — Atlanta Braves newest outfielder Nick Markakis speaks with reporters in the baseball team's clubhouse Friday in Atlanta. Markakis signed a four-year contract with the team on Wednesday. - photo by David Goldman

ATLANTA — Nick Markakis walked into the Turner Field home clubhouse on Friday and rattled off the names of Braves players he cheered for as a kid living near Atlanta. Chipper Jones. Andruw Jones.

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