Atlanta Braves sign Nick Markakis to 4 year deal

[Hack Wilson - real]

The Atlanta Braves and free-agent outfielder Nick Markakis have agreed on a four-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.

Nick Markakis, 31, hit .276 with 14 home runs and 50 RBIs in 155 games last season.
The deal between the two sides could wind up in the range of $45 million, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney.

The Baltimore Orioles declined their half of the $17.5 million mutual option for the 2015 season on Markakis' contract, instead paying him a $2 million buyout to make him a free agent.

Markakis, 31, hit .276 with 14 home runs and 50 RBIs in 155 games last season, his ninth with Baltimore.

A two-time Gold Glove Award winner, Markakis has at least 10 home runs and 24 doubles in each season of his career.
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with the Yankees and Rays in the basement will Baltimore be joining them?