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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oakland A\u2019s manager Bob Melvin revealed that Brandon Allen would be the team\u2019s Opening Day first baseman in Japan, according to MLB.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Melvin pointed out the main reason for this decision is Allen\u2019s defense, which was a problem for Kila Ka'aihue, who made two errors in the A\u2019s 12-6 exhibition loss to the Hanshin Tigers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allen, 26 has been traded twice in his career going from the White Sox to the Diamondbacks and then the Diamondbacks to the A\u2019s. He has struggled a bit in the majors, but his performance in the minors proves that he has the talent to compete at the highest level.\nIn 253 Triple-A games, Allen has hit .286/.401/.555.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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