Contract status: Signed through 2008.

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Dec. 15, 2004.

Personal: Lives in Vancouver, Wash., with his wife, Kerry. Graduated from Prairie High School in Brush Prairie near Vancouver in 1993. Enjoys golfing, fishing and attending NBA games.

2005 outlook: Sexson is a good-fielding first baseman who hits with power. He'll bat cleanup for the Mariners, who would love to see something along the lines of his 2001-03 seasons with Milwaukee, when he averaged 40 home runs and 117 RBI.