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St. Louis Cardinals Sign Reliever Brian Fuentes

The St. Louis Cardinals will soon have some additional bullpen help as they signed reliever Brian Fuentes to a minor-league deal on Saturday. Fuentes should be with the team by the end of July.

The veteran reliever was released by the Oakland Athletics on July 11. He had an ERA of 6.84 in 26 appearances this season.

Working as a closer for most of his career, Fuentes has racked up 204 saves in 12 seasons. He has a career ERA of 3.58.

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