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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum has informed Carlos Marmol that he is no longer the team\u2019s closer, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;#Cubs Sveum met with Marmol today to tell him he's no longer the closer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2014 Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) May 4, 2012&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bullpen hands James Russel and Rafael Dolis will reportedly serve as closers by committee in his place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marmol had posted a 6.23 ERA and just two saves in 12 appearances this year for the Cubs. Last season he recorded 34 saves for Chicago but posted a 4.01 ERA.\nThe hard throwing right hander\u2019s best year in the closer spot was 2010 where he recorded a career-high 38 saves and posted a 2.55 ERA. He also served as an All-Star for Chicago in 2008 as a set-up man.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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