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The Twins signed first baseman Curt Smith to a minor league contract and will likely assign him to Class AA New Britain. Smith, 26, batted .261 with 9 homers and 48 RBI in 96 games at Class AA Jacksonville of the Marlins chain. Smith, born in Willemstad, Curacao, is batting .375 through seven WBC games for the Netherlands .

This article was written by: Sam King / Contributor to MLB.com at: Cut 4 | twinsbaseball.com: News ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Curt Smith, a first baseman for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, lists his hometown as Lincoln, Neb., but he moved to the United States at age 17 from Curacao to Orono, Maine......