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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to sign veteran catcher Jarrod&amp;nbsp;Saltalamacchia to a minor-league deal when he clears waivers, the team announced Thursday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saltalamacchia, 30, was designated for assignment by the Miami Marlins last week and released Tuesday after the team couldn't work out a trade. He will clear waivers later Thursday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saltalamacchia signed a three-year, $21 million contract before the 2014 season, meaning the Marlins still owe him $14.2 million. The Diamondbacks would only have to pay him the minimum salary, which would be deducted from Miami's obligation.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Diamondbacks catcher Tuffy Gosewisch is batting .208 with no extra-base hits this season. Backup catcher Jordan Pacheco, who also plays both corner infield spots, has a .250 average and one home run in 34 plate appearances. Saltalamacchia has two-hits in 29 at-bats this season, a double and a home run.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Watch:&amp;nbsp;Bryce Harper hits home runs in three straight at-bats&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Marlins gave Saltalamacchia $21 million after he batted .273 with an .804 OPS in 2013, both career-highs for a full season. He batted .220 with a career-high 143 strikeouts in his first season in Miami.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Dan Gartland&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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