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12/05/07 12:48 PM ET
Outfielder Coats sent to Blue Jays
Cincinnati will receive cash or player to be named later
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Reds traded outfielder Buck Coats to the Blue Jays on Wednesday for a player to be named later or cash.
Coats was designated for assignment on Nov. 28 when the Reds signed free-agent closer Francisco Cordero.
The 25-year-old Coats was claimed off trade waivers by Cincinnati from the Cubs on Aug. 28 and batted .206 (7-for-34) in 20 games with no homers and two RBIs. In 127 games combined with Triple-A Iowa and Louisville, he batted .308 with 11 homers and 63 RBIs.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
