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Tigers sign ex-Mets reliever Bobby Parnell

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Add another arm into the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen mix.

The team’s pitchers and catchers reported to spring training this morning at Tiger Town and, sometime today, so too will veteran right-handed reliever Bobby Parnell.

Parnell, 31, has signed a minor league deal with the team, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The deal includes an invitation to major league camp.

Parnell has a 3.78 career ERA in eight seasons with the New York Mets. He struggled in 2015, his first after undergoing elbow ligament reconstruction surgery, but he represents a bounceback candidate for first-year general manager Al Avila’s bullpen remodeling.