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| Host of Yankees highlight latest free agency filings |
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11/06/2008 |
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| the Xavier Nady trade last season, was 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA in 25 appearances after coming to New York. Atlanta Braves hurlers Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton will also be testing the market. Glavine returned to Atlanta after a five-year stint with the New York Mets but was hampered with injuries all season, making just 13 starts, and underwent season-ending elbow surgery this past August. The 42-year-old ranks 21st on the all-time wins list with 305 over a 22-year career. The injury-plagued Hampton made just 1 |
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| Blue Jays' Burnett, host of Yankees file for free agency |
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11/05/2008 |
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| r Nady trade last season, was 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA in 25 appearances after coming to New York. Atlanta Braves hurlers Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton will also test the market this off-season. Glavine returned to Atlanta after a five-year stint with the New York Mets but was hampered with injuries all season, making just 13 starts, and underwent season-ending elbow surgery this past August. The 42- year-old ranks 21st on the all-time wins list with 305 over a 22-year career. The injury-plagued Hampton made just |
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| Maddux extends record for most Gold Glove Awards |
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11/05/2008 |
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| dux on the NL Gold Glove roster was shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who helped the Philadelphia Phillies capture the World Series this season. It was the second consecutive Gold Glove for Rollins, who in 2007 also won NL MVP honors. Additionally, a pair of New York Mets won Gold Glove Awards at their respective positions. Third baseman David Wright earned his second, having also won last season, and center fielder Carlos Beltran won for the third consecutive year. The remaining NL Gold Glove Awards went to first-ti |
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| Rangers name Mike Maddux pitching coach |
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11/03/2008 |
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| past season, the lowest figure by a Milwaukee club in 16 years. The brother of four-time Cy Young award-winner Greg Maddux, Mike played 15 seasons in the major leagues for nine different teams, posting a career record of 39-37 with a 4.05 ERA in 472 games with the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos and Houston Astros. Hawkins replaced Mark Connor, who was fired as Rangers pitching coach in August. |
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| Brewers exercise option on Cameron |
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11/03/2008 |
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| he 2009 option on the contract of outfielder Mike Cameron. Cameron, who was signed as a free agent prior to last season from San Diego, hit .243 with 25 homers and 70 RBI in 120 games for the NL wild card winners. He added 25 doubles and swiped 17 bases. A three-time Gold Glove winner and 14-year major league veteran, Cameron is a career .250 hitter with 241 homers, 856 RBI and 289 stolen bases over 1,680 games with the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Padres and Brewers. |
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| Smoltz, Wood among 42 to file for free agency Friday |
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10/31/2008 |
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| s, starting in 1988. He appeared in only six games this past season before undergoing shoulder surgery. Wood, 31, has played 10 seasons with the Cubs and saved 34 games this season. He went 5-4 overall with a 3.26 earned run average in 65 games. The New York Mets had the most players file Friday with six: pitchers Tony Armas, Jr., Luis Ayala, Pedro Martinez and Ricardo Rincon, along with outfielder Moises Alou and second baseman Ramon E. Martinez. Other notable players who filed Friday are Boston Red Sox pit |
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| City of Brotherly Love ecstatic as Phils celebrate title |
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10/31/2008 |
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| first time. "What a year, 2008," said shortstop Jimmy Rollins. "I know a lot of people made a big deal about the numbers '80 and '08, and I think there's something special about that. A lot of things were made in the offseason, we can talk about the New York Mets. They brought in that great pitcher, Johan Santana, but they forgot that it takes more than one player to bring home a championship." The event kicked off just after noon. Pat Burrell, the longest tenured Phillie, sat up front on a special horse-dra |
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| Mets pick up Delgado's 2009 option |
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10/31/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets picked up the 2009 option on first baseman Carlos Delgado's contract on Friday. The 36-year-old's option is worth $12 million. Delgado finished the 2008 season with a team-high 38 home runs along with 115 RBI and a .271 average, but his Mets missed the playoffs for the second straight year. In the final 85 games of the season, he batted .308 with 27 home runs and 80 RBI. Over his 16 years in the majors, the Puerto Rican native has 469 homers and 1,489 RBI to |
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| Mets ink Tatis to one-year deal |
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10/30/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets re-signed third baseman/outfielder Fernando Tatis to a one-year contract Thursday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tatis, the National League Comeback Player of the Year in 2008, hit .297 with 11 homers and 47 RBI for the Mets. He separated his shoulder in a game against the Nationals on September 16, ending his season. The 33-year-old played in 92 games in 2008 after appearing in only 28 games from 2004-2007. In nine seasons with the |
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| Royals acquire Jacobs from Marlins |
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10/30/2008 |
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| tcher Leo Nunez. Jacobs, who turned 28 years old on Thursday, belted a career-high 32 homers and drove in 93 runs with a .247 batting average in 2008. He is a career .262 hitter with 80 homers and 247 RBI in 421 big league games with Florida and the New York Mets. "We're delighted to acquire a productive hitter to impact the middle of our lineup," said Royals general manager Dayton Moore. "Mike's a winner and has a very aggressive approach to baseball and we look forward to his presence on our club." Nunez w |
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