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| Recommended Ex-Texas Rangers player Mench headed to Japan
08:00 PM CST on Wednesday, December 24, 2008
OSAKA, Japan – Former Rangers outfielder Kevin Mench signed a one-year deal with the Hanshin Tigers on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old Mench hit .243 in 51 games for Toronto last season. He has a career batting average of .269 with 89 homers and 330 RBIs in 702 major league games with the Blue Jays, Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers.
Mench's contract is worth $1.8 million. He is expected to take the place of former major leaguer Lew Ford, who hit three homers and batted .225 last season with the Tigers.
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