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| Orioles ship outfielder Richard to Rockies |
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03/11/2003 |
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| Ft. Lauderdale, FL (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles traded outfielder/first baseman Chris Richard Tuesday to the Colorado Rockies for prospect Jack Cust. Richard was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 free-agent draft. He was later traded to Baltimore along with pitcher Matt Nussbeck for reliever Mike Timlin in the middle of the 2000 season. In 2001, Richard recorded his best and most complete statistical season of his career by hitting 15 homers and 61 RBI in 1 |
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| Rockies' Uribe to undergo surgery for broken foot |
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03/03/2003 |
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| Tucson, AZ (MySportsbook) - Colorado Rockies shortstop Juan Uribe is expected to undergo surgery on his fractured right foot and will be sidelined for more than a month. Uribe is scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday when doctors will insert a screw into the bone to help it heal. The Rockies would not speculate on how long Uribe will be sidelined, but a broken bone usually takes at least four weeks to heal. Uribe was injured during this past Saturday's exhibition game against Texas when he crossed first bas |
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| Rockies' Uribe suffers stress fracture |
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03/01/2003 |
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| Tucson, AZ (MySportsbook) - Colorado Rockies shortstop Juan Uribe left Saturday's 9-5 exhibition win over the Texas Rangers with a stress fracture in his right foot. Uribe, entering his third major league season, exited the game in the second inning and is expected to return to the Denver area for additional tests with team physicians. The Rockies declined to speculate on how long he will be sidelined. He batted .240 with six homers and 49 RBI in 2002. |
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| Astros to wear patch honoring Columbia crew |
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02/24/2003 |
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| r the final flight of the Columbia Space Shuttle by wearing the mission patch on the team's uniform during the 2003 season. The Astros will also hold a special Opening Day ceremony on April 1 to honor the crew and their families before taking on the Colorado Rockies. The seven-member crew perished February 1, when the Columbia disintegrated upon reentry. "The astronauts on this mission are true American heroes," Astros Chairman and CEO Drayton McLane Jr. said Monday. "We are deeply grateful to be afforded the o |
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| Colorado re-signs Jimenez |
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02/13/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies avoided arbitration by coming to terms with pitcher Jose Jimenez on a one-year contract Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jimenez, 29, is Colorado's all-time saves leader with 82. He set a single- season club record with 41 saves in 2002 and now holds two of the top four saves marks in franchise history. Over five major league seasons, the righthander has compiled a 21-27 record with a 4.51 ERA in 235 appearances with St. Louis and Colorado. In o |
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| Diamondbacks sign Villone and Jackson to minor-league contracts |
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01/29/2003 |
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| 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 3.35 ERA and 142 saves in 960 games wi |
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| Pirates sign pitcher Tavarez |
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01/28/2003 |
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| arez, 29, finished with a 10-12 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, |
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| Rockies sign reliever Garces |
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01/23/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies signed relief pitcher Rich Garces to a minor league contract on Wednesday, and invited him to spring training. Garces, a righthander, spent the past three seasons with the Boston Red Sox. He compiled an 0-1 mark with a 7.59 ERA in 26 games last season. A strained hamstring landed Garces on the disabled list in 2002 before the Red Sox designated him for assignment on July 26. He refused a minor-league assignment and became a free agent. In 156 relief appearance |
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| Rockies reach agreements with Hernandez and Reed |
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01/20/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies have agreed to contract terms with infielder Jose Hernandez and pitcher Steve Reed. Both deals are for one year. Hernandez was an All-Star shortstop for Milwaukee last season, but could move to third base for the 2003 campaign. The Rockies are in need of a third baseman after Todd Zeile signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. The 33-year-old Hernandez hit 24 homers and drove in 73 runs last season with a career-high batting average of .288. However, |
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| Rockies acquire third baseman Stynes |
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01/07/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies have agreed to terms with third baseman Chris Stynes on a non-guaranteed contract for the 2003 campaign. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. Stynes batted .241 with five home runs and 26 RBI in 98 games last year. He was released by the Chicago Cubs in December. The 29-year-old Stynes was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1991 and first played in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals in 1995. |
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