Mariners Enjoy Welcoming No. 2 Pick Ackley Premium Content

Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) - And Dustin Ackley thought his drawn-out saga of finally signing a contract was harrowing.

Seattle’s second overall pick in June’s draft out of the University of North Carolina was formally introduced Monday at Safeco Field, two weeks after he agreed to a five-year major-league contract worth $7.5 million just minutes before a league deadline to do. The outfielder was then…


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