Pitcher Daniel Cabrera formalized his one-year, $2,6 million contract with the Washington Nationals after passing a physical Monday. Cabrera and the Nationals reached a preliminary agreement one week earlier, contingent upon Cabrera proving his health. The 6-foot-7 right-hander underwent MRI exams on his throwing shoulder and elbow as part of his physical. Cabrera went on [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by admin
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Roger Clemens’ name is being removed from a sports medicine institute at a Houston hospital in another dent to the legacy of the major league baseball pitcher since he was linked to steroid use. The Roger Clemens Institute for Sports Medicine at Memorial Hermann will shed Clemens’ name effective Jan. 1 “to better reflect its [...]
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Diamondbacks release D’Antona. The Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday released infielder Jamie D’Antona, who is expected to sign with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Japan’s Central League. D’Antona made his major league debut on July 22, getting a pinch-hit single in his first career at-bat against the Cubs’ Sean Marshall at Chase Field. He hit .176 [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by admin
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Giants target Furcal, Renteria. Shortstops Rafael Furcal and Edgar Renteria are among the free agents the San Francisco Giants are targeting as possible replacements for 11-time Gold Glover Omar Vizquel. Across San Francisco Bay, the Oakland Athletics also are courting Furcal. Furcal’s agent, Paul Kinzer, said Monday the Giants and A’s are still serious contenders [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by admin
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Pirates sign Indian – not Cleveland – pitchers. The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pirates. They are believed to be the first athletes from India [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by admin
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Marlins announce spring schedule. Marlins fans won’t need reminding when pitchers and catchers report this spring. They just need to keep track of when the heart-shaped merchandise hits store shelves. Camp officially opens in Jupiter on Valentine’s Day, when pitchers and catchers report for physicals. They’ll take the field that same day, three days ahead [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by admin
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Don Baylor returns to Rockies as hitting coach. Former manager Don Baylor returned to the Colorado Rockies as hitting coach Monday. Baylor was one of five coaches added to manager Clint Hurdle’s staff. The team also hired former major league manager Jim Tracy as bench coach and Rich Dauer as third base coach. Jim Wright [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by admin
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Hal Morris hired as Pirates scouting supervisor. Former Cincinnati Reds first baseman Hal Morris joined the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday as an area scouting supervisor in the upper Midwest. Morris batted .304 during a 13-season major league career that included 10 seasons with the Reds. He finished second in the 1991 NL batting race with [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by admin
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Astros get minor league lefty Lumsden from Royals. The Houston Astros acquired minor league pitcher Tyler Lumsden from the Kansas City Royals on Monday for a player to be named or cash. The 25-year-old lefty went 3-13 with a 7.21 ERA in 28 games this season, including 18 starts, for Triple-A Omaha. He is playing [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by admin
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Fans celebrate first Phillies title in 28 years. Tens of thousands of Phillies fans clogged the streets Wednesday night after Philadelphia won the World Series, celebrating the championship by climbing light poles and bus shelters and spraying beer and shooting off fireworks. Fans on foot and in cars streamed through downtown on their way to [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
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