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Padres re-sign Wallace, non-tender Middlebrooks

The Padres' Brett Wallace is congratulated in the dugout after he hit a home run in the seventh inning.

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The Padres' Brett Wallace is congratulated in the dugout after he hit a home run in the seventh inning. Hayne Palmour IV

Wednesday night, the Padres announced they had avoided salary arbitration with infielder Brett Wallace by agreeing on a one-year contract for 2016. The deal is worth $1 million, according to a source.

Wallace, 29, was a pleasant surprise in 2015.