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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Seattle Mariners have signed second baseman Rickie Weeks to a one-year, $2 million contract, ESPN's Jim Bowden reports.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Weeks, 32, has played his entire 11-season career with the Milwaukee Brewers after being the No. 2 pick in the 2003 draft. In 121 games and 286 plate appearances last season, he batted .274 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bowden reports Weeks will primarily play in the outfield and also serve as a backup to second baseman Robinson Cano. Weeks only played second base and designated hitter during his time in Milwaukee.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;CORCORAN: Winter Report Card: Seattle Mariners\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Weeks was an All-Star in 2011 and has a .249 career batting average with 148 home runs and 430 RBIs.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This offseason, Seattle notably signed third baseman Kyle Seager to a $100 million contract and outfielder Nelson Cruz to a $57 million deal.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Mariners finished 87-75 last season, narrowly missing the playoffs.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;Mariners reveal new uniforms with gold accents\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Paul Palladino&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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