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Ramon Santiago signs with the Blue Jays

Ramon Santiago

Detroit Tigers’ Ramon Santiago celebrates his solo home run against the Kansas City Royals in the 10th inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Detroit won 2-1. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Veteran utility infielder Ramon Santiago has signed a minor-league deal with the Blue Jays.

Santiago spent last season with the Reds, hitting .246 with a .667 OPS in 75 games, and was previously the Tigers’ utility man (and occasional regular) for most of the past decade.

At age 35 he’s strictly a bench player and may have to prove that he still has enough range to cover shortstop defensively to snag a job. He’ll compete for a roster spot on a spring training invite.

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