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Yankees keep Andruw Jones

Updated: January 1, 2012, 12:07 PM ET
By Wallace Matthews | ESPNNewYork.com
Andruw Jones will return to the New York Yankees in 2012.

The power-hitting outfielder agreed to terms on a one-year contract on Friday, pending the outcome of a physical. According to a baseball source who spoke to ESPNNewYork.com, Jones will be paid a base salary of $2 million with incentives that could earn him another $1.4 million.

"Andruw had offers of a higher base salary from some other clubs," said the source. "But he took less money to return to the Yankees. He had ...

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