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Blue Jays did a little housekeeping Tuesday, including finalizing a contract for Canadian outfielder Matt Stairs.</p><p>Stairs, 36, signed a minor-league contract with Toronto, but will earn $850,000 US if, as expected, he makes the major-league roster.</p><p>The Fredericton native will pocket $400,000 US as a signing bonus and the remaining $450,000 US as salary.</p><p>Stairs split last season between the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers, hitting .247 with 13 home runs, 51 runs batted in and 42 runs scored in 117 games.</p><p>He is a lifetime .265 hitter with 220 HRs, 751 RBIs and 633 runs in 1,416 games over 14 MLB seasons with the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rangers, Royals and Tigers.</p><p>Stairs trails only Larry Walker (271) in homers by a Canadian, and is just one of three Canadians to sign with both the Expos and Blue Jays, joining Denis Boucher and Rob Ducey.</p><p>The Blue 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