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Twins officially announce Doumit signing

The catcher agreed to terms on a one-year, $3 million deal last Friday

By Joe Christensen

November 23, 2011 at 4:06PM

The Twins announced today that they have officially signed catcher Ryan Doumit to a one-year deal.

Doumit, 30, agreed to terms last Friday and passed his physical this week. He signed for $3 million with up to $250,000 in incentives, based on plate appearances.

Doumit batted .303 with eight homers and 30 RBI in 77 games last year for the Pirates.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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