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Japanese free agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, left, shows his new team jersey with the Chicago Cubs manager Jim Hendry at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
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Chicago Cubs new outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, left, and Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry smile during a news conference at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Chicago. Fukudome signed a four-year
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