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Prodigal son Francoeur returns to Atlanta

Atlanta Braves' Jeff Francoeur bats during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the New York Mets Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Fla. - photo by Jeff Roberson

0310Frenchy — Atlanta Braves' Jeff Francoeur bats during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the New York Mets Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Fla. - photo by Jeff Roberson

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Jeff Francoeur is the first to concede that his career hasn’t gone quite as expected. From the cover of Sports Illustrated at 21 to battling for a job at 32, it’s been a long, strange journey for the player once dubbed “The Natural.” At least Francoeur is back where he feels he belongs.

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