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Red Sox sign C Bard to 1-year contract (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Josh Bard signed a non-guaranteed one-year contract with Boston, giving the Red Sox additional depth behind the plate. The deal announced Friday includes a club option for 2010. No other terms were announced. Boston's starting catcher last season, Jason Varitek, is a free agent. Bard played seven games for the Red Sox in 2006, when he struggled to catch Tim Wakefield's knuckleball and was traded to...