Red Sox Sign Henry

Butch Henry, whose career was in jeopardy when an elbow injury forced him to miss the entire 1996 season, nearly doubled his salary and avoided arbitration with the Boston Red Sox.

The two sides agreed on a salary of $1,367,500, halfway between the $1.16 million offered by the team and the $1,575,000 requested by Henry.

Terry Pollreisz, baseball coach at the University of Portland for the past 11 seasons, has been hired by the Seattle Mariners to become manager at Class A Everett of the Northwest League.