Left-hander Foster Griffin and Nationals finalize $5.5 million, 1-year contract

WASHINGTON (AP) — Left-hander Foster Griffin and the Washington Nationals finalized a $5.5 million contract on Monday.

Griffin, who pitched in Japan for the Central League’s Yomiuri Giants the past three years, is the first free agent signing for new Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni, hired by the team in late September.

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Left-hander Foster Griffin and Nationals finalize $5.5 million, 1-year contract |

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