Posted on 03/29/2006 3:21:48 PM PST by iPod Shuffle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeff Kent of the Los Angeles Dodgers has signed a contract extension for 2007 with an option for 2008, the team said on Wednesday.
The All-Star second baseman, who will earn $9.4 million this year, is to receive a base salary of $9 million in 2007 with a $2 million signing bonus.
Kent will also receive additional bonuses that could reach $750,000.
A five-times All-Star, the 38-year-old Kent said he was "99.9 percent" sure this would be his final contract.
"It's safe to say I'm proud to retire as a Dodger," he told the team's Web site.
Big paycheck. Will he live up to it? I kinda doubt it.
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