After a week of anticipation and a few moments of panic, the Seattle Mariners and Felix Hernandez have reached a contract extension.
After a week of anticipation and a few moments of panic, the Seattle Mariners and Felix Hernandez have reached a contract extension.
The Mariners will hold a press conference tomorrow at Safeco Field to announce the contract
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Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez has agreed to a seven-year, $175 million contract that should be finalized before spring training, making him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history, a person familiar with the contract details told USA Today Sports.
This was supposed to be a week of celebration for the Seattle Mariners and their fans. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to spring training in Peoria, Ariz., on Tuesday. And sometime this week, there was expected to be the announcement of a contract extension for Felix Hernandez that would pay him $175 million over the next seven seasons.
Felix Hernandez had just signed a contract to stay in Seattle through 2019, and there was one more request to go with the $175 million the Mariners owed him over the next seven years.
After a week of anticipation and a few moments of panic, the Seattle Mariners and Felix Hernandez agreed on a contract extension that will keep the “King” in Seattle for the next seven seasons.
When I returned the phone call from the office Thursday morning, the boss got right to the point.
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