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Mariners Lock in Ichiro for 5 More Years

Posted Jul 14, 07 3:05 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Ichiro Suzuki is officially the highest-paid Mariner of all time. The 33-year-old Japanese import signed a 5-year extension worth $90 million this week and is now sewn up through 2012. Seattle worked hard to secure its leadoff man, who was a hot item with deep-pocketed clubs like the Yankees even before hitting the first inside-the-park homer in All-Star Game history.

Seattle's CEO called the deal—which makes Ichiro becomes the fifth-highest-paid major leaguer, behind Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter, and Manny Ramirez—a "very acceptable risk." The Post-Intelligencer reports the usually reserved player said at a press conference yesterday that his dog helped him make up his mind: "He said, 'Ruff, ruff, ruff.' That means 'Stay, stay, stay.'"

Source Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Seattle Mariner's Ichiro Suzuki talks to the media, Friday, July, 13, 2007, at the Mariners headquarters in Seattle. Seattle's leadoff man signed a $90 million, five-year contract extension Friday, three...   (Associated Press)
American League's Ichiro Suzuki, of the Seattle Mariners, hits an inside the park, two-run home run in the fifth inning of the All-Star baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 10, 2007. (AP Photo/...   (Associated Press)
American League's Ichiro Suzuki, of the Seattle Mariners, runs to first after a single to right field in the first inning of the All-Star baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 10, 2007. (AP Photo/...   (Associated Press)
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