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An official announcement is expected tonight, but various sources report that Joe Mauer and the Twins have agreed to an eight-year, $184 million contract extension that includes a full no-trade clause. The deal will keep Mauer in Minnesota through 2018 and pays $23 million per season while being nearly identical to the eight-year, $180 million pact Mark Teixeira signed with the Yankees last offseason.

I'll have much more later ...