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Article: GIANTS, ZITO AGREE ON RECORD DEAL\ $126M, 7-YEAR PACT LARGEST FOR A PITCHER.(Sports)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- December 29, 2006
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Byline: Janie McCauley Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Bay Area's other Barry is the new face of the San Francisco Giants -- now and well into the future.
Barry Zito and the Giants reached a preliminary agreement on the largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history, a $126 million, seven-year deal. Zito joins the Giants three weeks after the club came to terms on a $16 million, one-year contract with slugger Barry Bonds for a 15th season.
Zito's father, Joe, and Zito's publicist, Kathy Jacobson, confirmed the deal, while the Giants were waiting for Zito to take a physical today before making things official. San Francisco planned to ...