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Feb
17

Diamondbacks officially agree with Russell Branyan to Minor League deal

By Allan

The Arizona Diamondbacks have officially agreed with Russell Branyan on a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training, according to a team press release. Joe Lemire of Sports Illustrated first reported that Branyan had found a job and Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated was the first to report that the deal was with the Diamondbacks.

The 35-year-old Branyan has been almost everywhere in the Major Leagues. The Diamondbacks will be Branyan’s ninth big league club.  He split last season with the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners where he hit  .237/.323/.487 with 25 home runs and 57 RBIs.

The Mariners held a team team option for 2011 with Branyan, but that was quickly declined after the season.