Tribe ink Capps to minor league deal
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The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Matt Capps to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training on Thursday.
Capps, 29, went 1-4 with a 3.68 ERA and 14 saves with the Minnesota Twins a year ago.
He is 29-33 with 138 saves over eight Big League seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Twins.
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The Indians also announced that first baseman Matt LaPorta will be invited to major league camp as a non-roster player. The former top prospect had been outrighted off the team's 40-man roster in November.