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Report: Diamondbacks sign veteran Eric Hinske

Dec 4, 2012, 6:49 PM | Updated: 7:00 pm

According to FoxSports MLB insider Ken Rosenthal, the Arizona Diamondbacks have signed veteran Eric Hinske.

Hinske, 35, has played 11 Major League seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves.

Hinske was the American League Rookie of the year after hitting 24 home runs and driving in 84 runs as a Blue Jay in 2002, and is a career .250 hitter with 136 home runs and 516 RBI. Hinske is coming off a season in which he hit .197 with two home runs and 13 RBI in 132 at bats for Atlanta.

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