Machado Signed

LINCOLN, Neb. - Albenis Machado, who started 96 games at shortstop for Saltdogs this past season, has been signed by Baltimore Orioles.

Machado, 26, a native of Caracas, Venezuela spent the past two seasons with the Saltdogs. He batted .326 avg. with 7 HR's and 56 RBI for Lincoln during the 2005 season.

The Lincoln Saltdogs, members of the American Association of Independent League Professional Baseball, will begin their sixth season of professional baseball in May 2006.

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