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Brewers Finalize Five-Year Deal with Lucroy

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3 27 12%20A%20Lucroy?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1332885659184Milwaukee Brewers/MLB(PHOENIX) — The Milwaukee Brewers finalized a five-year contract extension with catcher Jonathan Lucroy Tuesday. The deal will run through the 2016 season and includes a team option for 2017.

Last month, the 25-year-old Lucroy agreed to a one-year contract worth $492,000. Full financial terms of the new deal have not been disclosed.

“We are pleased that Jonathan has agreed to this extension,” Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said in a statement. “His work ethic and continued development and growth at the Major League level made us feel good about engaging into this extension.”

Lucroy batted .265 with 12 home runs and 59 RBIs last year, his first full season in the majors. The Brewers selected him in the third round of the 2007 draft.

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