Shortstop Jack Wilson and the Seattle Mariners agreed yesterday to a $10 million, two-year contract.

Wilson gets $5 million in each of the next two seasons and can earn $250,000 a year in performance bonuses: $50,000 for 450 plate appearances, and $100,000 each for 500 and 550 plate appearances.

Wilson was acquired from the Pirates July 29 along with Ian Snell. Seattle had held an $8.4 million option with a $600,000 buyout under the contract Wilson agreed to with the Pirates before the 2006 season.

A San Francisco official says Angel Villalona, a top prospect from Latin America, cannot join the team in the United States because has been stripped of his U.S. visa after he was charged with killing a man in the Dominican Republic.

Hall of Famer Hank Aaron received the 2009 Living Legend Award last night from the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, the makers of the bats that he used to hit more than 700 home runs. Frank Robinson and Ken Griffey Jr. have also received the award.

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