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BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Orioles have acquired outfielder Travis Snider from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a minor league pitcher and a player to be named.The teams announced the trade Tuesday night. The Pirates got left-hander Stephen Tarpley.The 26-year-old Snider hit .264 with 13 home runs and a career-best 38 RBIs in 140 games for the Pirates last season. He was a first-round draft pick by Toronto in 2006.Snider has hit .246 with 50 homers in his major league career. He can provide outfield depth for the Orioles after they lost Nick Markakis and Nelson Cruz to free agency in the off-season.The 21-year-old Tarpley was 3-5 with a 3.68 ERA with Class A Aberdeen.The Orioles also designated catcher Michael Ohlman for assignment. Nike Zoom Outlet Uk . The 28-year-old from Rochester, Alta., was selected by the Redblacks from the Saskatchewan Roughriders roster in the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft. Wholesale Nike Zoom . Behind the talents of rookie Johnny Gaudreau, the Flames will look to keep pace Thursday night when they face the Minnesota Wild in the second of a six-game homestand. http://www.nikezoomoutletuk.com/ .55 million euros (US$18.6 million) to Spanish tax authorities on Monday to cover any potential irregularities in its signing of Neymar, all the while maintaining its innocence of the fraud charges levied against it. Nike Zoom Wholesale Uk . The All Blacks played their best rugby of recent years when they beat South Africa 38-27 in Johannesburg two weeks ago, clinching the Rugby Championships in a match which has been hailed as one of the best ever played. Cheap Nike Zoom Free Shipping . General Manager Sam Presti said the three-time All-Star had knee swelling that would not subside, and the procedure was intended to solve the problem. He said doctors determined that a loose stitch was to blame for the swelling, that Westbrooks lateral meniscus has healed properly and the procedure was successful. PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies have signed catcher Wil Nieves to a one-year, $1.125 million contract. Nieves played in 71 games last season for the Arizona Diamondbacks and batted .297 with one home run and 22 RBIs. He hit .302 with runners in scoring position. Over the last two years, he hit .299 in 103 games. Nieves is a career .242 hitter, with eight home runs and 103 RBIs in 385 gammes with the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies and Diamondbacks.dddddddddddd He was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Padres in 1996. The Phillies also signed right-hander Jeff Manship to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training. He went 0-5 with a 7.04 ERA last season with Colorado ' ' '