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Article: Beltre, Mariners said to have deal.(Sports)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- December 17, 2004
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Byline: Associated Press
NEW YORK - Prized free agent Adrian Beltre and the Seattle Mariners agreed to a $64 million, five-year deal Thursday, The Associated Press learned.
Beltre's contract requires he pass a physical, a baseball source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The deal could be announced as early as today. Seattle did not comment on the agreement.
A day earlier, the Mariners added another slugger by finalizing a $50 million, four-year contract with free-agent first baseman Richie Sexson.
Seattle finished a distant last in the AL West, going 63-99 for their worst record since 1983. The Mariners was last in ...