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Michael Martinez rejoins Cleveland Indians along with Erik Kratz on minor league deals

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Go ahead, admit it. You thought the Indians dumped Michael Martinez on Nov. 23 because he made the last out in Game 7 of the World Series.

But if you remember, it was written at the time that the Indians were interested in re-signing Martinez to a minor league deal. Well, that's what they did Thursday and they added a another catcher just for the heckuva it.

The Indians signed Martinez and Erik Katz to minor league deals with spring-training invitations. Martinez, a favorite of manager Terry Francona, grounded out to NL MVP Kris Bryant in the 10th inning on Nov.