Sat Aug 16 00:50:07 2008

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Reds sign top pick Alonso

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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds signed their first-round draft pick from 2008, first baseman Yonder Alonso, on Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cincinnati had until midnight (et) Friday to sign Alonso, who was the seventh overall choice out of Miami-Florida. He was also drafted in 2005 by the Twins, out of Coral Gables High School in Florida.

He went on to have an illustrious career at Miami, and as a junior, Alonso batted .373 with 15 home runs and 51 runs batted in.