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Two-time Gold Glove winner Tucker Barnhart is a veteran behind the plate; here are 3 things to know

Tucker Barnhart is getting ready to enter his eighth season with the Cincinnati Reds.

The veteran won his second Gold Glove Award last season, becoming just the third catcher in Reds history to win the award multiple times. Johnny Edwards also won twice, and Johnny Bench won 10 Gold Gloves.

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The Brownsburg, Indiana native is a career .248 hitter with 44 home runs and 213 RBI in 628 games. He hit only .204 with five homers and 13 RBI in last year's shortened season.