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    Rockies and Torrealba agree two-year contract

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    Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:02am EST
    Colorado Rockies' Yorvit Torrealba hits a three-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Denver, October 14, 2007. REUTERS/Hans Deryk

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Colorado Rockies and catcher Yorvit Torrealba have agreed terms on a two-year contract worth nearly $7 million.

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    Torrealba, 29, will receive a $500,000 signing bonus, a $2.75 million salary in 2008, and another $3.5 million in 2009, the team said Friday on its Web site.

    A native of Venezuela, Torrealba hit .255 last season for the National League champion Rockies with eight home runs and 47 RBIs in 133 games.

    The seven-year major league veteran is a career .251 hitter.

    (Reporting by Steve Ginsburg in Washington, editing by Miles Evans)
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