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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Washington Nationals and second baseman Dan Uggla have agreed to a Minor League deal with an invitation to Major League spring training, the team announced on Friday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uggla, 34, has posted a .243 batting average with 233 home runs an 690 RBIs over nine seasons.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He earned All-Star appearances in 2006, 2008 and 2012, but his production has dipped significantly in the last two seasons.&amp;nbsp;Over 188 games in 2013-14, Uggla&amp;nbsp;batted .164 with a .557 OPS.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The San Francisco Giants signed Uggla in July a few days after he was released by the Atlanta Braves.&amp;nbsp;Uggla&amp;nbsp;reportedly declined a minor-league assignment, making him a free agent.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;CHEN: Who's made the best move of this busy offseason so far?&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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