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No thanks Gillick turns down offer of Sheffield for Suzuki
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -- Seattle general manager Pat Gillick said Friday that he turned down an offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers to send Gary Sheffield to the Mariners for Ichiro Suzuki. Suzuki, a seven-time batting champion from Japan, will play right field for the Mariners this season. Gillick said the Dodgers contacted him earlier this week, and he turned down the offer for the power-hitting Sheffield, who is unhappy in Los Angeles. The Mariners spent $13.13 million in the offseason just for the rights to negotiate with Suzuki. They then signed him to a $21 million, three-year contract. The deal includes a no-trade clause, Gillick said. "We're very happy with him and have no intention of trading him," Gillick said. "We want to see how he does." The Mariners plan to televise all 81 of their home games and most of their road games to Japan this season. Japan's Kazuhiro Sasaki is the Mariners' closer. Sasaki was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2000 when he helped Seattle reach the AL championship series.
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