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Boston Red Sox's Cody Ross, left, and home plate umpire Clint Fagan, right, watch Ross' long fly ball go foul with a runner on-base during the ninth inning of a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) AP

Reports: Ross goes to Diamondbacks

By Staff Reports

Cody Ross has finally gotten his desired three-year contract, according to multiple reports. The well-liked outfielder for the Red Sox in 2012 appears headed to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

According to Pete Abraham, the Globe’s Red Sox beat writer, reports indicate that Ross will get $26 million over three years. Ross got $3 million from Boston last season.

“[The Red Sox] were interested in retaining Ross earlier in offseason, but at two years,” Abraham said on Twitter. “He was holding out for three and got it from Arizona.”

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