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Atlanta Braves strike five-year deal with outfielder Ender Inciarte
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Atlanta Braves' Ender Inciarte, left, scores off a sacrifice fly by teammate Matt Kemp as New York Mets starting pitcher Bartolo Colon, right, looks to the outfield in the first inning of Saturday's game in Atlanta. - photo by David Goldman | Associated Press
Outfielder Ender Inciarte has avoided salary arbitration with the Atlanta Braves, agreeing to a $30,525,000, five-year contract. The deal, announced Friday, covers four years of arbitration eligibility and one year of free agency, and gives Atlanta a club option for 2022. Inciarte gets a $3.5 million signing bonus payable on Jan. 15 and salaries of $2 million next year, $4 million in 2018, $5 million in 2019, $7 million in 2020 and $8 million in 2021.
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