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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Joe Mauer is staying home.

The AL MVP agreed to a $184 million, eight-year contract extension with Minnesota on Sunday that includes a full no-trade clause, a massive deal that shows the Twins are no longer spending like a small-market club.

The deal covers the 2011-18 seasons and is the fourth largest - both in total value and average salary - in major league history. Mauer will make $12.5 million this year in the final season of a $33 million, four-year deal and will earn $23 million in each of the following eight seasons under the extension.

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