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Blue Jays sign former Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown to minor league deal with spring training invite

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By: Matt Rappa, managing editor Blue Jays sign former Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown to minor league deal with spring training invite

DUNEDIN, Fla. —The Toronto Blue Jays have signed former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.

Brown, 28, elected free agency on Oct. 26 after spending six seasons with the Phillies, where he batted .246/.305/.405 with 54 home runs and 229 runs-batted-in over 493 games and 1,748 plate appearances. In 63 games last season, Brown hit .228/.284/.349 with six doubles, one triple, five home runs and 25 runs-batted-in.

The 2013 National League All-Star was sidelined for a significant portion at the start and end of the 2015 season due to suffering tendinitis of the left Achillies and "post-concussion symptoms," respectively.

In signing with Toronto, Brown heads to a team that he was linked to in the past via trade rumors centered around eventual Phillies' Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay, and even six-time All-Star outfielder Jose Bautista. 

Other Blue Jays' non-roster outfield invitees to spring training include: Anthony Alford, Roemon Fields and Dwight Smith Jr.