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| Royals' Beltran placed on DL |
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03/27/2003 |
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| MySportsbook) - Kansas City Royals centerfielder Carlos Beltran has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique muscle and will likely miss the team's season opener. The Royals will open the season at home on Monday against the Chicago White Sox. Beltran is expected to travel to Kansas City with the team for the season opener before returning to Arizona for extended spring training. Beltran, one of the most dangerous hitters in the Kansas City lineup, hit .273 with 44 doubles, 29 homers and |
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| White Sox place Wright on DL |
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03/27/2003 |
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| Tucson, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox placed pitcher Dan Wright on the 15-day disabled list Thursday because of inflammation in his right elbow. The move is retroactive to March 25. The 25-year-old Wright, who made 33 starts with the White Sox a season ago, is just 0-1 with a 16.88 ERA in three appearances -- including two starts -- this spring. In his most recent appearance, he threw two innings of scoreless relief on March 24, allowing just one hit while striking out two against Colorado. In 200 |
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| White Sox add veterans Daubach and Loaiza |
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03/27/2003 |
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| Tucson, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox have purchased the contracts of outfielder Brian Daubach and pitcher Esteban Loaiza from Triple-A Charlotte. Daubach, who broke into the majors in 1998 with Florida, played the past four seasons with Boston. In 137 games last season, he batted .266 with 20 home runs and 78 RBI. The 31-year-old has 84 homers and 301 RBI in his career. Loaiza, also 31, went 9-10 with a 5.71 ERA in 25 starts for the Blue Jays in 2002. The righthander owns a record of 69-73 with a |
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| Milwaukee Brewers 2003 Preview |
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03/24/2003 |
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| receive a lot of run support from his teammates. Rusch has good control of a variety of pitches and is also a good sacrifice bunter at the plate. Ritchie will likely step in as the Brewers' third or fourth starter. He struggled last season with the Chicago White Sox and posted a 5-15 record with a 6.06 ERA. He was set back by a shoulder injury and finished the season working out of the White Sox's bullpen. Franklin and Kinney round out the staff. Franklin, who could see time between the bullpen and in the rotat |
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| Taking a stand against steroids |
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03/12/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - When 16 members of the Chicago White Sox took a bold stand to try and avoid a drug test, they were actually performing a meritorious act on behalf of all major league players. Not until this past year, when the union and the owners came to terms on a new labor agreement, did the Major League Baseball Players' Association approve the idea of testing for illegal steroids. According to the new collective bargaining agreement, all players on 40-man rosters are to be tested twice |
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| Nevin set to have shoulder surgery; could miss entire season |
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03/08/2003 |
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| Peoria, AZ (MySportsbook) - San Diego Padres outfielder Phil Nevin is expected to have surgery on his shoulder after he dislocated it on Friday while making a diving catch in a contest with the Chicago White Sox. The team is unsure how long Nevin could be out of action, but it has indicated that the 32-year-old could miss the entire season and definitely will not be ready for opening day. Nevin, who was taken to the Kino Medical Center, was injured when he dove down the left field line and made a backhanded c |
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| Nevin dislocates shoulder against White Sox |
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03/07/2003 |
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| Tucson, AZ (MySportsbook) - San Diego Padres outfielder Phil Nevin dislocated his left shoulder on Friday while making a diving catch in a contest with the Chicago White Sox. Nevin, who was taken to the Kino Medical Center, dove down the left field line and made a backhanded catch. More than a dozen people gathered around Nevin, who remained on the ground for eight-to-10 minutes before being helped off the field. Last season Nevin hit .285 with 12 home runs and 57 RBI in a year in which he struggled with arm |
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| Expos sign Biddle |
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03/07/2003 |
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| Melbourne, FL (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Expos agreed to terms on a one-year contract with right-handed pitcher Rocky Biddle on Friday. The 26-year-old Biddle was 3-4 with one save and a 4.06 ERA in 44 games for the Chicago White Sox last season. He started seven of those contests. Entering his fourth season in the majors, Biddle had played the first three years of his career with the White Sox. He owns an 11-13 record with a 5.23 ERA in 78 games. |
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| Bobby Bonds has lung cancer |
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02/28/2003 |
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| ey, according to a published report. The Contra Costa Times reported that the 56-year-old Bonds must undergo six months of chemotherapy. Bonds spent 14 years in the majors and played for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. He ended his career with 332 homers, 1,024 RBI, 461 stolen bases and a .268 lifetime batting average. Bonds, the father of San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds, works as a special |
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| Arrest warrant issued for Jose Canseco |
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02/14/2003 |
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| His brother, who played briefly in the majors, pleaded guilty to felony battery and misdemeanor battery and also agreed to probation. Canseco hit 462 home runs, was a six-time All-Star and won the 1988 American League MVP. He ended his career with a .266 batting average and 1,407 RBIs with 200 stolen bases in 1,887 games with Oakland, Texas, Boston, Toronto, Tampa Bay, the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox. In his final season in 2001, Jose Canseco hit .258 with 16 homers and 49 RBI for the White Sox. |
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