Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Matt Thornton celebrates retiring Chicago Cubs Todd Walker to end their MLB interleague baseball game June 30, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - All-Star reliever Matt Thornton and the Chicago White Sox have agreed a two-year $12 million contract extension, the Major League Baseball team said on Sunday.
The left-hander posted a record of 5-4 with a 2.67 ERA and a career-high eight saves last season to earn his first All-Star selection.
Thornton's 12.02 strikeouts per nine innings led all American League relievers and he became the franchise's all-time leader with 100 holds.
The 34-year-old is a candidate to assume the closer's role in place of the departed Bobby Jenks.
(Writing by Steve Keating in Toronto, Editing by Ed Osmond)
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