Rays sign Aussie reliever Balfour

Published: 12:32PM Monday December 14, 2009 Source: Reuters

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  Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Grant Balfour - Source: Reuters

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The Tampa Bay Rays have signed Australian Grant Balfour to a one-year deal to avoid arbitration with the veteran reliever, the team said on Monday.

The contract is worth $US2.05 million for the 31-year-old right-hander, Major League Baseball reported on its website (www.mlb.com).

Balfour went 5-4 with a 4.81 earned run average in his second season with the Rays in 2009.

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