CINCINNATI (AP) -Versatile veteran Ryan Freel agreed to a $7 million, two-year contract extension through the 2009 season with the Cincinnati Reds.
Freel is the starting center fielder this season, but also is expected to see time in the infield. He has started at all three outfield positions and second and third base for the Reds since he signed as a minor league free agent before the 2003 season.
Freel will get base salaries of $3 million next year and $4 million in 2009, when he would have been eligible for arbitration. He is in the final year of a two-year deal that pays him $2,325,000 this season.
The 32-year-old Freel hit .271 with 37 stolen bases in 132 games with the Reds last year. He has led the Reds in stolen bases the last three seasons. He is hitting .243 in 12 games this season.
Reds, Freel agree on 2-year contract extension
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