Twins and catcher Joe Mauer have agreed on an 8-yr, $184MM extension. Mauer, the reigning A.L. MVP and two-time batting champ, was in the final year of his current contract. He would have been a highly sought-after free agent next winter. Twins owner Jim Pohlad, who took over the team in January 2009 after his father, Carl, passed away, vowed that the Twins would be more active when it came to free agency, especially in light of the team moving into a brand new ballpark this season, Target Field.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Couple More News Bits
Dodgers Minor League instructor and former Dodger player Lenny Harris is stable after undergoing an emergency quadruple heart bypass surgery on Saturday. Harris complained of chest and arm pain on Friday, and while he did not suffer a heart attack, doctors went ahead with the surgery to unblock four arteries, including one that was 95% blocked.
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