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  • Griffey, Mariners agree to 1-year deal (AP)

    FILE - This is an Oct. 3, 2009, file photo showing Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr.(notes) hitting a solo home run on a pitch from Texas Rangers' Tommy Hunter(notes) during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Seattle. Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners are closing in on a deal for another one-year contract.  A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the announcement could come later Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.

    Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners agreed Wednesday to another one-year contract that will keep the popular slugger in Seattle next year. Baseball's active home run leader, who turns 40 on Nov. 21, will basically get the same, incentive-laden deal with $2 million in base salary he signed to return to Seattle for the 2009 season.