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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Atlanta Braves have extended the contracts of manager Fredi Gonz\u00E1lez and every member of his staff through the 2016 season, the team announced Friday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The contracts include a club option for the 2017 season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gonz\u00E1lez, 51, became Atlanta's manager prior to the 2011 season, after longtime manager Bobby Cox retired.&amp;nbsp;Gonz\u00E1lez previously served as the Braves' third base coach and managed the Florida Marlins for four seasons.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over four-plus seasons in Atlanta, Gonz\u00E1lez has guided the team to a&amp;nbsp;400\u2013337 record with two playoff appearances.This season the Braves have posted a 42\u201347 record and currently sit in third place in the National League East.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atlanta opens a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;VERDUCCI: Previewing second half for every team\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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