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Wade Boggs' number 26 will be retired by the Boston Red Sox.

Boston said Monday it will retire the number of the Hall of Fame third baseman during a ceremony at Fenway Park on May 26, when the number will be added to the ballpark's right-field facade.

"I am so humbled and honored," Boggs said in a statement released by the Red Sox. "To say that your number will never be worn again is the highest honor an athlete can receive."

Boggs played with Boston from 1982-92 and was an 11-time All-Star, including eight times while with the Red Sox.

Now 57, Boggs had a .328 career average during 18 big league seasons that included stints with the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay.

Boggs' number will be the 10th retired by the Red Sox.

"Wade Boggs was the best third baseman in Red Sox history and one of the best hitters of his generation," Boston owner John Henry said in a statement. "Whether it was his legendary hand-eye coordination or the discipline of his highly superstitious routine, his ability to hit line drive after line drive was remarkable."

Mariners hire female scout, believed to be 1st since 1950s

The Seattle Mariners have hired Amanda Hopkins as an area scout, and the team says she is believed to be the first woman hired as a fulltime scout by a major league club since the 1950s.

The Mariners announced the move Monday amid a flurry of changes in their scouting department. Hopkins, who will cover Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, spent the past three seasons working as an intern in Seattle's amateur scouting department and is a recent graduate of the Major League Baseball developmental program.

Hopkins graduated in June from Central Washington University, where she played softball for the Wildcats. She is the daughter of Ron Hopkins, a baseball scout for more than 30 years who served as scouting director in Texas and Oakland. He worked for the Mariners in 1988.

Seattle also announced promotions for Ben Collman, Chris Pelekoudas and Mike Moriarty to supervisory positions overseeing scouting in specific regions of the country.

Mariners' Iwakuma to receive signing bonus in 3 payments

Pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma will receive his $1 million signing bonus from the Seattle Mariners in three equal payments through 2017 as part of his contract that guarantees $12 million but could be worth up to $47.5 million over three years.

Iwakuma will get installments on Dec. 31 this year and Dec. 1 in each of the following two years.

The 34-year-old right-hander receives a $10 million salary next year under the deal announced last week, and Seattle has $10 million options for 2017 and 2018. Iwakuma would get a $1 million buyout if either option is declined.

The 2017 option would become guaranteed at $14 million if he pitches 162 innings next year, and the 2018 option would become guaranteed at $15 million if he pitches 162 innings in 2017 or 324 combined in 2016 and '17. In every season, he can earn $500,000 each for 150 innings pitched and each additional 10 through 190.

Mike Leake agrees to $80M, 5-year deal with Cardinals

Minutes after his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals was announced, Mike Leake was looking ahead to rivalry games against the Chicago Cubs.

Leake and the Cardinals agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract, a move the Cardinals hopes boosts their chances to win a fourth straight NL Central title.

Leake gets $12 million next year, $15 million in 2017, $17 million in 2018, $16 million in 2019 and $15 million in 2020. The deal includes an $18 million mutual option for 2021 with a $5 million buyout. Leake also receives a full no-trade provision.

A 28-year-old right-hander, Leake is 64-52 with a 3.88 ERA in six big league seasons. He was 11-10 with a 3.70 ERA for Cincinnati and San Francisco last season, totaling 30 starts and 190 innings.

Vogelsong gets $2M in Pirates deal, $3.1M in bonus chances

Ryan Vogelsong is guaranteed $2 million in his one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and can earn $3.1 million more in performance bonuses.

Vogelsong would receive $100,000 each for 10, 12 and 14 starts under Friday's agreement and can earn $2.8 million under a points system that calls for three points for each start, two for each relief appearance of two innings or more or game finished, and one for each relief appearance less than two innings.

He would get $150,000 each for 48 and 52; $200,000 apiece for 56 and 60; $225,000 each for 64 and 68; $250,000 apiece for 72, 76, 80 and 84; and $275,000 each for 88 and 90.

The 38-year-old right-hander pitched for the Pirates from 2001-06. He helped the Giants win World Series titles in 2012 and '14, then was 9-11 with a 4.67 ERA this year in 22 starts and 11 relief appearances, including 8-10 as a starter.

Drafted by the Giants in the fifth round in 1998, Vogelsong was traded to Pittsburgh in July 2001 and went 10-20 with a 6.06 ERA in 33 starts and 76 relief appearances. He spent three years pitching in Japan, played for Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Angels in 2010, then rejoined the Giants ahead of the 2011 season.

He is 58-68 with a 4.45 ERA in 11 big league seasons and 3-0 with a 2.92 ERA in seven postseason starts and one relief appearance.