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Braves, Johnson agree to $23.5M, 3-year deal
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Atlanta Braves' Chris Johnson follows through on a double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, April 18, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Braves third baseman Chris Johnson gets to keep his dream job for another three years. Atlanta was the team he cheered for while growing up in South Florida, and he idolized third baseman Chipper Jones. "In this game, not many times does a team tell a player they want him to be around for a really long time," Johnson said.