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Dodgers sign C Ausmus for 1 year, $1M (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Veteran catcher Brad Ausmus and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed Wednesday on a one-year contract worth $1 million. A three-time Gold Glove winner, Ausmus spent the past eight seasons with Houston and batted .218 with three homers and 24 RBIs in 81 games last year. He will back up All-Star catcher Russell Martin in Los Angeles.