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February 15, 2018

Knights bring back Bedard

He was here for parts of three very productive seasons, including winning the 2012 PBL Championship and contributing to the 2014 championship before being dealt away at the trade deadline. But today, the Knights and Erik Bedard reached agreement on a contract to bring the 33-year-old lefty back to the Bayou.

Bedard signed a 4-year deal worth almost $17 million.

"I'm ecstatic," Bedard said. "Baseball decisions are baseball decisions, and I understand that. But I hated having to leave here. So when they called me, I definitely wanted to hear what they had to say."

Bedard went 10-9 with a 3.69 ERA for Indianapolis last season.

Thus far in his career, Bedard has put up a won-loss record of 80-75. Lifetime he has an ERA of 4.12, struck out 1137 batters and held opposing teams to a .249 batting average.

During his tenure in New Orleans, Bedard went 28-23 with a 3.69 ERA.

Erik Bedard