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D-Backs get SS Segura from Brewers

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January 30, 2016 at 4:57 pm.

Aug 18, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA;  Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Jean Segura (9) throws to first base during the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 18, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Jean Segura (9) throws to first base during the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired shortstop Jean Segura from the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday in a five-player deal.

Arizona shipped infielder Aaron Hill, right-hander Chase Anderson, shortstop Isan Diaz and cash to the Brewers for Segura and right-hander Tyler Wagner.

Segura, 25, batted .257 with six home runs, 50 RBIs and 25 steals last season. The 2013 All-Star has a career average of .266 in four big-league seasons.

“In Chase Anderson and Aaron Hill, we are adding two proven major league contributors who will impact our team this year,” Brewers general manager David Stearns said in a statement. “Chase is a young starting pitcher who has already enjoyed success at the major-league level. Aaron has a long history of production and positional versatility.”

Hill spent the last 4 1/2 seasons with the Diamondbacks and had a sub-par season in 2015, when he batted .230 with six home runs and 39 RBIs. Hill, who turns 34 in March, has hit 26 or more home runs three times during his 11 seasons in the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays and Arizona.

Anderson, 28, was 6-6 with a 4.30 ERA in 27 starts for Arizona last season. The 19-year-old Diaz was MVP of the Pioneer League after he batted .360 with 13 home runs in 68 games for the Missoula Osprey of the short-season rookie league.

Wagner, 25, went 0-2 with a 7.24 ERA in three starts for the Brewers last season. He spent most of the campaign at Double-A Biloxi and went 11-5 with a 2.24 ERA in 25 starts.

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