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Chicago Cubs new outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, left, and Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry smile during a news conference at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Chicago. Fukudome signed a four-year

Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry (R) presents Kosuke Fukudome of Japan with his jersey during a news conference at Wrigley Field in Chicago on December 19, 2007. The Cubs and Fukudome

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