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Fred Lewis has signed a minor league deal with Cleveland and will get a chance to make the big league club in spring training. The Hattiesburg native, who played at Stone County High and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, had a disappointing year with Cincinnati in 2011, batting .230 in 81 games. The 31-year-old outfielder, now with his fourth organization, is a .267 career hitter with 27 homers, 21 triples and 53 stolen bases in 517 games. There is probably room for Lewis in the Indians’ outfield picture, which includes Grady Sizemore, Shin-Soo Choo and Michael Brantley.