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| Yankees introduce Matsui |
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01/14/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees, who came to terms on a three-year contract with Hideki Matsui on December 19, officially introduced the Japanese superstar during a press conference on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Matsui, a three-time MVP in Japan's Central League, was greeted at the press conference by newly re-signed Yankee Roger Clemens, manager Joe Torre and New York mayor Mike Bloomberg. "I would like to try as hard as possible to be one of the team members of the New York Yankees and to |
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| Yankees to introduce Matsui on Tuesday |
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01/10/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees, who came to terms on a three-year contract with Hideki Matsui on December 19, will finally introduce the Japanese superstar during a press conference on Tuesday at noon (et). The 28-year-old Matsui, a three-time MVP in Japan's Central League, reportedly came to terms on a $21 million deal. He arrived in Manhattan Thursday night. Matsui, nicknamed "Godzilla" for his incredible power, batted .334 with 50 home runs and 107 RBI over 140 games this past season f |
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| Indians close to signing Spencer |
MLB Baseball |
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 arb |
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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 |
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| Nakamura decides to stay in Japan |
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12/21/2002 |
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| leting a physical with us. We respect his decision to change his mind and wish him nothing but the best of luck in the future." Nakamura hit .294 with 42 homers and 115 RBI last season in Japan's Pacific League. He would have become the second Japanese star to sign a major league contract this week, joining Hideki Matsui, who agreed to a three-year deal with the New York Yankees. The Mets are in the market for a third baseman because Edgardo Alfonzo signed as a free agent with San Francisco earlier this month. |
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| Clemens, Finley and Floyd decline arbitration |
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12/20/2002 |
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| lined salary arbitration from their teams. The players can still negotiate with their old clubs until January 8, but if they do not reach a deal they cannot rejoin their previous teams until May 1. Clemens has said he still wants to re-sign with the New York Yankees, but the two sides have not been able to agree on a contract. The 40-year-old righthander has spent the last four years with the Yankees. He was 13-6 with a 4.35 earned run average last year and is seven wins shy of 300 for his career. Finley was sa |
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| Phillies sign Ledee; Adams accepts arbitration |
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12/19/2002 |
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| well. Righthanded pitcher Terry Adams also accepted salary arbitration on Thursday. Ledee, 29, was eligible for salary arbitration, and batted .227 with eight homers and 23 RBI in 96 games last season. The five-year veteran has also played with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers. He has a lifetime average of .242 with 33 homers and 188 RBI in 441 career games. Adams was 7-9 with a 4.35 ERA in 46 appearances last year. He began the season as a starter, but was sent to the bullpen midway t |
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| Phillies sign outfielder Ledee |
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12/19/2002 |
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| ar contract worth $850,000. Ledee could earn additional money in incentives as well. Ledee, 29, was eligible for salary arbitration, and batted .227 with eight homers and 23 RBI in 96 games last season. The five-year veteran has also played with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers where he has a lifetime average .242 with 33 homers and 188 RBI in 441 career games. Free-agent pitcher Ricky Bottalico rejected the team's offer for salary arbitration, and will not be able to rejoin the club u |
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| Cardinals sign catcher Girardi |
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12/17/2002 |
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| 67 batting average with 36 home runs and 421 runs batted in 1,261 games. He batted .226 with one homer and 13 RBI in 90 games last season with the Chicago Cubs. The 38-year-old has participated in postseason play six times and he was a member of the New York Yankees' World Series Championship teams in 1996, 1998 and 1999. Girardi's career began in 1989 with the Cubs, while making stops with Colorado (1993-95) and the Yankees (1996-99). He re-signed with the Cubs prior to the 2000 season after having spent the f |
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| Expos given one day's notice to act on trade proposal |
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12/16/2002 |
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| payroll for next season, has been given an ultimatum by one club to accept a trade proposal by Tuesday afternoon or the deal could be off. While Minaya hasn't tipped his hat as to which team is involved in the potential trade, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees appear to be front- runners for two of Montreal's most-coveted players, starting pitchers Bartolo Colon and Javier Vazquez. Vazquez and Colon are both righthanders. Vazquez went 10-13 with a 3.91 ERA over a career-high 34 games last season. He also |
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