Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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The Mariners have agreed to terms on 2007 contracts with left-handed pitcher Horacio Ramirez and first baseman Ben Broussard. Both players had been eligible for arbitration.
Broussard, 31, split last season between Seattle and the Cleveland Indians. The Mariners acquired him on July 26, 2006 in exchange for outfielder Shin-Soo Choo. He hit a combined .289 with a career-high 21 homers and 63 RBI.
Ramirez, 27, was acquired by the Mariners from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Rafael Soriano on Dec. 7, 2006. He was limited to 14 games last season by a strained left hamstring and a sprained left middle
finger. He was also struck on the side of the head by a Lance Berkman line drive.
Ramirez was 5-5 with a 4.48 ERA in 14 games, all starts, with the Braves in 2006.He has a career mark of 30-22, 4.13 in 86 games, 84 starts, all with Atlanta.
