Griffey agrees to one-year deal with Mariners [View All]

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SEATTLE (AP) -- 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. (Griffey made $1.15 million in incentives last season.)

"The framework of this year's contract is similar to last year's," Griffey's agent, Brian Goldberg, said by telephone from Cincinnati.

It is believed Griffey will get a slightly higher base salary, with fewer incentives based upon plate appearances and Mariners home attendance.

He is likely to again be a part-time designated hitter in his 22nd season in the major leagues since he broke in as a grinning Mariners teenager.

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