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MLB Headlines
- Strasburg hurts knee, won't need surgery
- Free agents face tough market
- White Sox close to deal with SS Vizquel
- Cubs, Grabow agree to 2-yr, $7.5M deal
- New-age stats shed light on Cy Youngs
- Nats name McLaren, Lett, Radison coaches
- Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young
- Selig: Some clubs lost money in 2009
- Tracy, Scioscia named managers of year
- Selig trying to tighten playoff schedule
Nationals, 3B Zimmerman agree to new contract
WASHINGTON (AP) Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a new contract.
The Nationals are planning a news conference Monday to make a formal announcement.
The deal is reportedly worth $45 million over five years.
Zimmerman was a first-round draft pick out of the University of Virginia in 2005. He made his major league debut that year.
In 2006, he was the runner-up in NL Rookie of the Year voting after batting .287 with 20 homers and 110 RBIs. Injuries limited Zimmerman to 106 games last season, when he hit .283 with 14 homers and 51 RBIs.
The Nationals are a majors-worst 1-10 in 2009 after a 7-4 loss to the Marlins on Sunday.
Updated April 19, 2009
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