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Mets deal Church to Braves for Francoeur

With the Mets sliding toward the All-Star break, Omar Minaya on Friday made the first of what he hinted could be a series of moves when he traded Ryan Church to the Braves for Jeff Francoeur. In essence, the Mets acquired a younger, righthanded-hitting Church, and received cash from Atlanta to offset the $575,000 difference in salaries of the two rightfielders. Francoeur, 25, earned a Gold Glove...

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