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Orioles renew contracts of Jones, Wieters

Sarasota, FL (Sports Network) - The Baltimore Orioles have renewed the contracts of young stars Adam Jones, Matt Wieters, Brad Bergesen and Nolan Reimold, while also agreeing to 2010 contracts with 22 other players.

Jones is entering his third season with Baltimore after being acquired from Seattle in the Erik Bedard trade. He was an All-Star last season and finished the campaign with career bests of 19 homers, 70 runs batted in and a .277 batting average.

Wieters, considered Baltimore's top prospect entering the 2009 season, made his big league debut last May and finished his rookie season with a .288 average, nine homers and 43 runs batted in over 96 games.

Bergesen also made his big league debut last year and posted a record of 7-5 with a 3.43 earned run average in 19 starts, while Reimold clubbed 15 homers, drove in 45 runs and batted .279 in 104 games during his first big league season.

The 22 players that agreed to contracts for the upcoming season included outfielder Felix Pie, who hit .266 in 101 games last season, and pitcher Jason Berken, who was 6-12 in 24 starts of his rookie campaign in 2009.

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