The Mariners sign Mets’ free-agent first baseman John Olerud to a $20-million, three-year deal. The former Washington State University All-American will garner a Gold Glove in each of his three seasons in Seattle, and he will play a pivotal role in the team’s historic 116-46 campaign in 2001, compiling a .401 on-base percentage.

On December 7, 1999 — The Mariners sign Mets’ free-agent first baseman John Olerud to a $20-million, three-year deal. The former Washington State University All-American will garner a Gold Glove in each of his three seasons in Seattle, and he will play a pivotal role in the team’s historic 116-46 campaign in 2001, compiling a .401 on-base percentage.

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