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Markakis: Signing with Braves 'just felt right'
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Atlanta Braves newest outfielder Nick Markakis speaks with reporters in the baseball team's clubhouse, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in Atlanta. Markakis signed a four-year contract with the team on Wednesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman) - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Nick Markakis walked into the Turner Field home clubhouse on Friday and rattled off the names of Braves players he cheered for as a kid living near Atlanta. Chipper Jones. Andruw Jones.