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| Justice served, 14-year veteran retires |
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02/06/2003 |
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| 14 major league seasons. "Fourteen seasons is long enough," said Justice on ESPN Radio. "I'm just going to concentrate on being Daddy now." The outfielder hit .266 with 11 home runs and 49 RBI last season with the Oakland Athletics. The three-time All-Star was a lifetime .279 hitter with 305 homers and 1,017 RBI with the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Athletics. Justice was named the NL Rookie of the Year in 1990, and won World Series titles with the Braves in 1995 and Yankees in 2000. |
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| Diamondbacks sign Villone and Jackson to minor-league contracts |
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01/29/2003 |
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| g training. The 33-year-old Villone was 4-6 with a 5.81 ERA in 45 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season. He owns a career 33-37 record with five saves and a 5.04 ERA in 319 games with the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros and Pirates during eight major-league seasons. The 38-year-old Jackson collected a 2-3 record with a 3.27 ERA in 58 games last season for the Minnesota Twins. He has a 60-67 career record with a 3.3 |
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| Pirates sign pitcher Tavarez |
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01/28/2003 |
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| mark and a 5.39 earned run average in 29 appearances for the Florida Marlins last season. The Marlins acquired the righthander from the Cubs in a spring training trade. The 10-year veteran has also spent time with the Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians. Tavarez has a career record of 60-45 with a 4.61 ERA in 427 big league games. He has also gone 28-28 with a 5.12 ERA in 79 career starts. Tavarez joins recently signed veterans Pat Mahomes, Dennys Reyes, Jeff D'Amico and Rolando Arrojo. |
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| Devil Rays sign veterans Stevens and Wells |
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01/22/2003 |
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| ar-old Stevens is a career .254 hitter with 144 home runs and 531 RBI in 1,012 games. He hit at least 20 home runs in every season from 1997-2001, including a career-high 25 homers in 2001 with the Expos. Stevens split last season with the Expos and Cleveland Indians. He was sent to Cleveland as part of the Bartolo Colon trade. Wells, 36, has compiled a career 40-28 record and 15 saves in 414 games. He has spent some time with the Phillies, Mariners and Twins. Last season, Wells was 2-1 with a 5.90 ERA in 48 rel |
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| Indians sign Wendell Magee |
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01/15/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians announced Wednesday that they have signed free agent outfielder Wendell Magee to a minor league contract for 2003 with an invitation to major league spring training camp. Magee, 30, spent the last three full seasons in the big leagues with the Detroit Tigers, posting career-highs in virtually every offensive category in 2002. He hit .271 with 35 RBI in a career-best 97 games for the Tigers last season. Magee's 2002 season ended on September 1 after he elect |
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| Indians sign Spencer |
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01/14/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians announced the signing of former New York Yankees outfielder Shane Spencer to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Spencer, a post-season hero with the Yankees, will apparently receive a base salary of $885,000, but several incentives could push the total over the $1 million. New York declined to offer Spencer arbitration. Spencer spent 12 seasons in the Yankees organization, but never became a full- time player. He never had more than 300 at-bats in a season wit |
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| Indians close to signing Spencer |
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01/09/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians are close to signing former New York Yankees outfielder Shane Spencer to a one-year contract. Spencer and the team are still working on terms of the contract, while he also has to pass a physical for the deal to become official. Spencer, a post-season hero with the Yankees, will reportedly receive a base salary of $885,000, but there are several incentives that could easily push the total over the $1 million mark. New York had declined to offer Spencer arbi |
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| Indians ink Spencer to one-year deal |
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01/09/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians have signed former New York Yankees outfielder Shane Spencer to a one-year contract. Spencer still has to pass a physical for the deal to become official. Spencer, a post-season hero with the Yankees, will reportedly receive a base salary of $885,000, but there are several incentives that could easily push the total over the $1 million mark. New York had declined to offer Spencer arbitration. Spencer spent 12 seasons in the Yankees organization, but never b |
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| Indians agree to terms with Mulholland |
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01/08/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians announced Wednesday that they have signed lefthander Terry Mulholland to a one-year contract. The 39-year-old Mulholland went 3-2 for Cleveland with a 4.60 ERA in 16 games last season after being acquired along with Ricardo Rodriguez and Francisco Cruceta from the Los Angeles Dodgers in late July. Mulholland owns a career record of 116-127 with a 4.34 ERA in 547 appearances, lholland owns a career record of 116-127 with a 4.34 ERA in 547 appearances, includ |
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| Longtime manager Tanner joins Indians |
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01/03/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Chuck Tanner, a longtime manager and coach, joined the Cleveland Indians Friday as a special assignment scout. Tanner returns to the Indians' organization, where he played in 1959 and 1960. The 73-year-old Tanner will be entering his 57th year in pro baseball. He spent the past 11 years as a special assistant for the Milwaukee Brewers. Tanner managed for 19 seasons in the major leagues and guided the Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Series title in 1979. In other news, the club hir |
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