Red Sox reach agreement with backup catcher Doug Mirabelli
BOSTON (AP) -- The Red Sox and backup catcher Doug Mirabelli have agreed on a new two-year contract.
Mirabelli becomes the first of the World Series championsÔŅĹ 16 free agents to re-sign.
General manager Theo Epstein confirmed the agreement but would not disclose the terms. A source speaking on the condition of anonymity says Mirabelli will earn a 200-thousand dollar signing bonus and one-point-four (m) million dollars in each of the next two seasons.
Mirabelli made 825-thousand dollars last season. He batted .281 with nine homers and 32 R-B-IÔŅĹs in 160 at-bats as Jason VaritekÔŅĹs backup. Mirabelli was the regular catcher for knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.
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