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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Mariners reportedly broke off talks with Robinson Cano Thursday night. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Free agent Robinson Cano and the Mariners have agreed on a 10-year, $240 million contract, according to Enrique Rojas of ESPN. Jon Morosi of Fox Sports confirmed the value of the deal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jon Heyman of CBS Sports first reported the parties were close to agreeing on a contract worth \"at least\" $225 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Mariners walked away from negotiations Thursday with Robinson Cano when Jay Z upped his ask to 10 years and $252 million,\u00A0according to the\u00A0&lt;em&gt;New York Daily News&lt;/em&gt;. But the two sides resumed talks on Friday, reported Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SI WIRE: Hiroki Kuroda, Yankees agree to 1-year deal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cano and his rapper-turned-agent Jay Z and CAA\u2019s Brodie Van Wagenen\u00A0reportedly had assurances of a deal\u00A0with the Mariners for nine years and $225 million, but Mariners chairman/CEO Howard Lincoln reportedly \u201Cexploded\u201D Thursday night when Jay-Z demanded an additional year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Heyman's source said reports of talks breaking off were overblown.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JAFFE: Dodgers buck trend with big money deal for Brian Wilson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Yankees made Cano an offer of seven years for $165-$170 million and reportedly had not heard back from Cano or his agents as of late Thursday night and were not willing to up their offer to $200 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://twitter.com/Enrique_Rojas1/status/408988592942223360\n&lt;strong&gt;JAFFE: Jeff Bagwell should be an easy choice for the Hall of Fame&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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