Ken Griffey Jr. has reached agreement on a one-year deal to return to the Seattle Mariners in 2010.
The deal is similar to the 2009 contract that paid Griffey a base salary of $2 million and earned him $3.15 million total with incentives.
Griffey, 39, batted .214 in 117 games with the Mariners last season. But he hit 19 homers, drove in 57 runs and drew a team-leading 63 walks.
He was also credited with being a positive influence on Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle clubhouse.
The Mariners finished third in the AL West with an 85-77 record, after finishing last in the division with 61 victories in 2008.
Griffey ranks fifth on Major League Baseball’s career list with 630 home runs. (ESPN)
