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Former New Canaan HS Star Signs With Cincinnati Reds

He signed a one-year deal with the team.

NEW CANAAN, CT — Former New Canaan High School star catcher Curt Casali last week signed a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, MLB.com reports.

The contract will pay $950,000, and the deal allows Casali, 30, to avoid arbitration.

Casali was traded to the Reds by the Tampa Bay Rays last season, and he will serve as a backup catcher behind Reds starting catcher Tucker Barnhart.

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