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Twins: Neal Cotts needs only a cab ride to join new team

BALTIMORE -- Neal Cotts didn't have far to go after being traded to the Twins on Friday night.

He struck out his only batter, Washington's Ryan Zimmerman, in his final outing for the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park and then went back to the team hotel.

This morning, the veteran left-hander woke up and took a leisurely cab ride at the Twins' expense up the Baltimore-Washington Parkway to join his new team.

"About an hour drive," Cotts said Saturday afternoon. "It was nice. Could have been a lot worse. Could have been going to California or something.