Dustin Ackley agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal with the Mariners on Friday to avoid arbitration, Mike Perchick of WAPT reports.

Ackley agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal with the Mariners on Friday to avoid arbitration..

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Ackley will make an extra $50,000 if he can reach 500 plate appearances on the season, a number he barely surpassed in 2014 (502). He finished with a .245/.293/.398 line, 14 home runs and 65 RBI in the campaign, and figures to head into 2015 as the team's starting left fielder.