Baseball-Reds land Korean Choo in trade with Indians, D-Backs (Reuters)

Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Cincinnati Reds acquired South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo from the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday in a three-team trade that involved nine players. The 30-year-old Choo, entering the final year of his contract, declined to sign an extension with the Indians and will now give the Reds a potential lead-off hitter who batted .283 with 16 home runs last season. "He fills the one big void that we had and that was a lead-off hitter and someone with the ability to get on base," Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty told MLB.com. ...Katie Couric Maria Sharapova Valentino Rossi Halle Berry James Patterson Leonardo DiCaprio Kiefer Sutherland Jim Carrey Cameron Diaz Gisele Bundchen