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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Reds sign Jacque Jones and Daryle Ward to minor league deals.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Even though they're minor league deals, that's hilarious
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I found it very funny as well. A Dusty move, no doubt.
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He's gettin' all his horses together.
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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->REDS KEEP OUTFIELDER'S DREAM ALIVE (2:55 p.m. ET)
Four years ago Adam Greenberg, then a Cubs rookie, was hit in the head on the first pitch of his only at bat in the major leagues. Greenberg suffered a concussion and persistent vertigo after being hit by Marlins southpaw Valerio de los Santos and has since struggled to restore his career.
Dusty Baker was Chicago's manager back then. Now the Reds, Baker's current employer, have invited Greenberg to their minor league camp, a source told ESPN. The outfielder, who turned 28 on Saturday, has played for the Dodgers, Royals and Angels organizations the last three years since his release by the Cubs in June 2006. He has not made it beyond Double-A ball since the '05 accident.
Greenberg and Fred Van Dusen of the 1955 Phillies are the only two players in major league history to have been hit by a pitch without ever having another at bat or appearance in the field.
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