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Report: Mike Napoli signs with Red Sox

Mike Napoli #25 of the Texas Rangers stands

Photo credit: Getty Images, 2011

Ask and you shall receive, David Ortiz.

Three days after the slugger said the Red Sox needed to add “thunder” to their lineup, Boston signed power-hitting catcher/first baseman Mike Napoli to a three-year, $39 million contract, according to Jon Heyman. The deal is pending a physical.

Napoli spent the first five seasons of his career with the Los Angeles Angels before hooking on with...

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