Wakefield To Earn $450,000

Sun., March 3, 1996

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Tim Wakefield’s contract worries ended when he resigned with the Red Sox for one year at $450,000, nearly triple what he made last season.

Cincinnati Reds reliever Jeff Brantley will have surgery today for a stress fracture in his right foot and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.

San Diego manager Bruce Bochy, 40, was given a one-year contract extension through 1997 by the Padres with the team holding an option for 1998.

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Wakefield To Earn $450,000

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