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03/31 11:43 CDT Mariners agree to $95 million, 8-year deal with top prospect
Colt Emerson, AP source says
Mariners agree to $95 million, 8-year deal with top prospect Colt Emerson, AP
source says
SEATTLE (AP) --- The Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $95 million, eight-year
deal with top prospect Colt Emerson, a person familiar with the situation told
The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The contract, which starts this season and includes a team option for 2034,
would be the largest ever for a player who has not made his major league debut.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't
been announced.
The Mariners selected the 20-year-old shortstop with the 22nd overall pick in
the 2023 amateur draft. Emerson entered the season as Baseball America's No. 7
prospect.
Emerson batted .357 with one home run and a double and a 1.000 on-base
percentage plus slugging in three games for Triple-A Tacoma. He appeared in 18
spring training games for the Mariners and batted .268 with two homers and
eight RBIs and an .828 OPS.
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AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum in Atlanta contributed to this report.
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