AP

Torre called the right-hander reliever early in the free-agent process, and they spoke for about 5 minutes as the manager conveyed that the Yankees were interested in signing him.

"He just wanted to make it clear it just wasn't hearsay. Coming from Joe Torre, you know it's really true," Farnsworth said Friday after agreeing to a $17 million, three-year contract.

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