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Belisle, Nationals agree to Minor League deal

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals agreed to terms on a Minor League deal with right-handed reliever Matt Belisle with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.

Belisle will be reunited with manager Dusty Baker; the two worked together in 2008 with the Reds. Belisle, 35, spent most of his 12-year career with the Reds and Rockies. His best season came in Colorado in '10, when he went 7-5 with a 2.93 ERA in 76 games.

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