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Person familiar with negotiations: Ichiro Suzuki, Yankees close in on $13M, 2-year contract

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Ichiro Suzuki and the New York Yankees closed in Friday on a $13 million, two-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo, New York Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki hits a fourth-inning two-RBI double against the Toronto Blue Jays during a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. Suzuki and the Yankees are closing in on a contract that would guarantee the outfielder between $12 million and $13 million. A person familiar with the negotiations, speaking on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing, said Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, the agreement likely would be for a two-year deal. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Ichiro Suzuki and the New York Yankees closed in Friday on a $13 million, two-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

The sides still had to finalize language and the deal will be subject to a physical, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement was not complete. Suzuki will get $6.5 million a year.

Acquired from the Seattle Mariners on July 23, the 39-year-old Suzuki revived his career in New York. His batting average jumped from .261 with the Mariners, to .322 with the Yankees, with five homers, 27 RBIs and 14 steals.

A 10-time All-Star, Suzuki has 2,606 hits in 12 major league seasons.

Also Friday, New York finalized a $12 million, one-year contract with Kevin Youkilis, who is expected to start at third base during the first half of the season while Alex Rodriguez recovers from hip surgery scheduled for next month.