ALBERT PUJOLS SIGNS $254 MILLION DEAL

DALLAS (AP) -- Three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols agreed Thursday to a $254 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.

Pujols' contract is only the third in baseball to break the $200 million barrier, following Alex Rodriguez's $252 million, 10-year deal with Texas before the 2001 season and A-Rod's $275 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees before the 2008 season.

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