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Published on: 1/19/2005
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Bears sign Abraham Ayala and Melvin Falu
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NEWARK, NJ, Jan. 18-The Newark Bears of baseball's independent Atlantic League announced today that the club has signed catcher Abraham Ayala and infielder Melvin Falu to contracts for the 2005 season.
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The 24 year-old Ayala is coming off of his best offensive season as a pro, having hit .286 for the Road Warriors in 2004 and having established career-highs in home runs (4), runs-batted-in (28) and doubles (12) while playing in 70 games.Originally a 37th round selection of the Houston Astros out of Miami Dade Community College in 1999, Ayala has also played in the New York Mets and Tampa Bay Devil Rays organizations.