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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Mets have designated outfielder Chris Young for assignment, the team announced after Friday night's 5-4 win in Philadelphia.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Young signed a one-year, $7.25 million deal with the Mets in November, but the 30-year-old hit only .205 with eight homers and 28 RBIs in 88 games this season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New York recalled Matt den Dekker to replace Young on the 25-man roster.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Mets, who had lost four of five entering Friday, designated Bobby Abreu for assignment on Monday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Young has 152 career home runs in nine big league seasons \u2014 seven with the Diamondbacks, one with the A's and one with the Mets. He was also a 2010 National League All-Star.\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Mets have designated outfielder Chris Young for assignment\r\n\u2014 New York Mets (@Mets) August 9, 2014\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Chris Mascaro&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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