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Outfielder Marcus Thames and Dodgers agree to $1 million incentive-laden deal

The Los Angeles Dodgers and outfielder Marcus Thames have agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract.Thames had a .288 batting average and a .350 on-base percentage in 82 games, both career highs, last season with the New York Yankees .The deal calls for Thames to receive $325,000 in bonuses based on plate appearances, including $25,000 for 200 appearances, and $50,000 each for 250, 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500 appearances.Thames would receive $475,000 in bonuses based on innings in the field, including $25,000 each for 275 and 325 innings, $50,000 for 375 innings, and $75,000 apiece for 425, 475, 525, 575 and 625 innings.Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti says Thames brings a power bat to the outfield, especially against left-handed pitching.Thames has a .248 career batting average with 82 doubles, 113 home runs and 294 RBI in 604 games over his nine major league seasons with the Yankees (2002, 2010), Texas Rangers (2003) and Detroit Tigers (2004-09).He was on the 2006 AL champion Tige...

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  1. Homers by Winfree, Cano and Thames carry Yankees to 11-7 win over Orioles

    SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — David Winfree replaced injured Mark Teixeira and hit a three-run homer, one of four launched by the New York Yankees in an 11-7 victory over th...

  2. Curtis Granderson hits 1 of 5 Yankees homers in 11-5 win over Toronto

    Curtis Granderson hit a three-run homer, Marcus Thames added a two-run drive and three other Yankees hit solo blasts as New York pounded the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 o...

  3. Nova puts aside MLB investigation, gets first career win as Yankees beat White Sox 2-1

    Rookie Ivan Nova set aside any worries he had about a Major League Baseball investigation and earned his first career win, Marcus Thames hit another homer and the Ne...

  4. Dodgers' depleted bench can't handle D-Backs' bullpen in 4-1 loss, Ailing Lilly gives up 2 HRs

    Dodgers manager Don Mattingly hasn't had many options on the bench to go to lately because of injuries to Casey Blake , Rafael Furcal and Marcus Thames .So he was fo...

  5. Lee strikes out 10 in seven shutout innings, Phillies beat Dodgers 3-1

    Ted Lilly had the kind of outing that should win on most nights.Well, most starts when Cliff Lee also isn't on the mound and on top of his game.Lee hit double-digit ...

  6. Lee strikes out 10 in seven shutout innings, Phillies beat Dodgers 3-1

    One devious curve at a time, Cliff Lee has become a strikeout specialist.Lee hit double-digit strikeouts for the sixth time this season, fanning 10 in seven shutout ...

  7. Hot hitting: Teixeira hits grand slam, Swisher has five RBIs; Yankees beat A's 17-7

    Mark Teixeira hit a grand slam and Nick Swisher had a three-run drive in a nine-run third inning and the New York Yankees ambushed the Oakland Athletics early for a ...

  8. In matchup of top 2 teams, Rays beat banged-up Yankees 10-6 for 5th straight victory

    NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Bartlett hit his latest leadoff homer in New York to begin a beating of the banged-up Yankees, and the streaking Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 1...

  9. Wild pitch in 7th inning allows go-ahead run to score as Dodgers lose to Giants 5-4

    The Dodgers did what they had to against San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum . A late wild pitch by reliever Blake Hawksworth let it all go to waste.Aaron Rowand tripled ...

  10. Boston rallies against Rivera, beats Yankees 7-6 after New York errors in 8th and 9th

    NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Hermida hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of two late errors to r...

  11. Buzz: Yankees' OF options limited

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  12. Glimmer of hope

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  1. Marcus Thames hits walk-off home run as Yankees beat Bosox

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marcus Thames drilled a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the New York Yankees scored four times to walk off with a wild 11-...

  2. Yankees add Marcus Thames , finalize deal with Randy Winn

    NEW YORK (AP) — Marcus Thames agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees , who also finalized a $1.1 million, one-year deal with Randy Winn t...

  3. Marcus Thames' tiebreaking homer in 7th lifts Yankees over Blue Jays 7-5 for 8th straight win

    Marcus Thames launched a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Saturday to set a season high with their ...

  4. PH Marcus Thames singles in 10th, Yankees beat Blue Jays 7-6 in his first AB back from DL

    NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Marcus Thames had a game-ending single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the New York Yankees a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jay...

  5. Morosi on Thames

    Like a lot of you, I was watching on television Monday night as Marcus Thames won an epic Red Sox-Yankees game with a walk-off home run.You might have been surprised...

  6. Yankees rally from 5-run deficit, Thames hits homer and go-ahead single in 7-6 win over Texas

    Marcus Thames hit a long homer then had the go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning as the New York Yankees rallied from five runs down to beat the Texas Rangers 7-6...

  7. A-Rod, Thames hit 9th-inning homers off Papelbon as Yankees rally past Red Sox 11-9

    NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez hit a tying homer off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth inning and Marcus Thames connected moments later for a two-run shot of his own, g...

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