FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -Closer Joe Nathan and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a three-year contract extension, a deal that includes a 2012 club option on the two-time All-Star.
Nathan was in the final year of a contract that called for a $6 million salary in 2008. Several ace relievers around the majors were making far more.
The 33-year-old Nathan has a 1.94 ERA and 160 saves in four seasons since he was acquired from San Francisco. He 4-2 last year with a 1.88 ERA, 37 saves and 77 strikeouts in 71 2-3 innings.
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