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MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins acquired Jeff Francoeur from the Atlanta Braves in a three-team trade Wednesday night, hoping the well-traveled outfielder can provide a boost toward a playoff spot. Fred Warner Super Bowl Jersey .Francoeur was the only major leaguer included in the deal that also involved Texas. Any big league player traded after Aug. 1 had to first be put on waivers.As part of the trade, the Braves will send Marlins $104,959 to help offset Francoeurs contract.Francoeur hugged his Atlanta teammates and coaches goodbye in the visiting dugout early in Wednesdays game at Arizona.Its hard. Hes a great kid. Hes one of the finest human beings Ive ever been around, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. Well miss him. Hes going to play meaningful games, good for him.Atlanta got minor league shortstop Dylan Moore from Texas and catcher Matt Foley from Miami and the Rangers obtained two international signing slots from Miami and one from Texas.Miami is contending for an NL wild-card spot and isnt sure whether star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton will return this season from a severe groin strain.Francoeur hit .249 with seven home runs and 33 RBI in 99 games for the Braves. The 32-year-old plays both left field and right field and is known for a strong arm.The Marlins will be Francoeurs eighth team in the majors. Besides Atlanta, he has played for Kansas City, the New York Mets, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Texas and San Diego.Hes been great for our young kids and has been great on the field as well, said Braves assistant general manager Billy Ryan. Unfortunately, the circumstances of where we are as an organization, the Marlins are in contention, theyre going for it, so it was an opportunity for him to get some meaningful at-bats and hopefully get in the postseason.---AP freelancer Jose M. Romero contributed to this report from Phoenix. Marquise Goodwin Super Bowl Jersey .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. Custom 49ers Super Bowl Jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. https://www.49ersrookiestore.com/49ers-Garrett-Celek-Jersey/ . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. Two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields has an opponent for her professional debut, and she is a familiar face.Shields will fight amateur rival Franchon Crews, who will also be making her professional debut by boxing a woman who defeated her in the amateur ranks.Shields, 21, of Flint, Michigan,? and Crews, 29, of Baltimore, will meet in a four-round super middleweight bout on the undercard of the HBO PPV fight between unified light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward on Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.The Shields-Crews bout wont be part of the HBO PPV telecast and will air on the freeview beginning at 7 p.m. ET.I cant wait to perform for my fans on Nov. 19, Shields said. Franchon Crews has an outstanding amateur background, but Im a once-in-a-century fighter and I fear no one. It will be a great night for womens boxing, a night that I hope will be remembered as one that changed the course of history.Shields made American Olympic history in August when she became the first boxer, male or female, to defend a gold medal. She won gold as a 17-year-old at the 2012 Olympics in London and repeated this year in Rio de Janeiro, rolling through her draw virtually unchallenged.She is the most decorated female amateur in American history, having also been a four-time U.S. national champion, two-time world amateur champion, 2015 Pan American Games gold medalist, two-time AIBA female boxer of the year and the recippient of the Val Barker award for most outstanding female fighter at the Rio Games. Trent Taylor Super Bowl Jersey. .Crews, who tried out for American Idol in 2004 and got in front of the judges for a segment that aired on television before she was dismissed, began boxing at age 16 to get in shape. It led to a strong amateur career.She claimed a bronze medal in the 2016 world amateur championships and a silver medal in the 2012 tournament. She was a U.S. Olympic alternate in 2012 and 2016, and she won eight U.S. national championships -- five at middleweight and three at light heavyweight -- between 2005 and 2015. She also won national golden gloves titles each year from 2005 to 2008.Claressa Shields deserves a lot of credit for fighting a world-class fighter in her very first professional bout, said Mark Taffet, Shields co-manager. Shes a trailblazer and a game-changer, with charisma and savvy outside the ring to match her unprecedented skills in the ring. In addition to the stellar Kovalev vs. Ward matchup, Nov. 19 will be a great statement for womens boxing on what I believe will be looked upon as an historic night.In a previous meeting, Shields defeated Crews, then a top-ranked Olympic hopeful, in February 2012 during?the first U.S. team trials for womens boxing.Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '