Dan Uggla agrees to extension

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    Second baseman Dan Uggla has reached agreement with the Atlanta Braves on a five-year, $62 million contract extension, a league source told ESPN.com. The deal is pending completion of a physical exam, the source said.

    The Braves acquired Uggla from the Florida Marlins in mid-November in a trade for utilityman Omar Infante and left-handed reliever Mike Dunn.

    Uggla, 30, made two All-Star teams with Florida and has 154 home runs since his first major league season in 2006. Among National League right-handed hitters, only St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols has more home runs in that span.

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