Marlon Byrd agrees to a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies

... career in 2013 thanks to the Mets signing him on a whim. The 36-year-old somehow managed to hit .291/.336/.511 with New York and Pittsburgh after looking like a washed-up player for the previous two seasons. Philadelphia's commitment is a bet on ...

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