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| Yankees sign Cabrera, Nady |
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01/20/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees agreed to one-year contracts with outfielders Melky Cabrera and Xavier Nady on Tuesday. Cabrera hit .249 with eight homers and 37 RBI in 129 games last season. Nady, who came to New York in a July 26 deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, batted .305 with 25 home runs and 97 RBI over 148 total games with both clubs last season. |
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| Pirates ink LaRoche |
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01/20/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have apparently avoided arbitration with first baseman Adam LaRoche. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that he will make $7.05 million this season and could earn an additional $100,000 with incentives. Last season, LaRoche batted .270 with 25 home runs and 85 RBI in 136 games with the Bucs. For his career, the 29-year-old is a .273 hitter and has belted 111 home runs with 386 RBI in 688 games for the Atlanta Braves and Pirates. The Pirates also agreed to |
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| Pirates ink OF Monroe to minor league deal |
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01/13/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed outfielder Craig Monroe to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Monroe appeared in 58 games for the Minnesota Twins last season and batted .202 with eight homers and 29 runs batted in. He has a career .253 average with 112 homers and 417 RBI in 780 games with Texas, Detroit, the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota. The eight-year veteran had his best season with Detroit in 2006, belting a career-high 28 homers with 92 runs batt |
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| Former pitcher Dave Roberts dies |
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01/09/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Dave Roberts, a pitcher who played for eight major league teams, including the World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979, passed away on Friday at the age of 64 due to lung cancer. Roberts broke into the majors in 1969 with San Diego and also played for Houston (1972-75), Detroit (1976-77), the Chicago Cubs (1977-78), San Francisco (1979), Pittsburgh (1979-80), Seattle (1980) and the New York Mets. His overall record was 103-125 with a 3.78 earned run average over 445 games |
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| McClatchy gives up minority shares of Pirates |
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01/07/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Kevin McClatchy, the former CEO of the Pittsburgh Pirates, sold his remaining minority shares of the team, the club announced Wednesday. McClatchy, who spent 1996-2008 as the day-to-day leader of the organization, also stepped down from his position as member of the team's board of directors. Bob Nutting took over as the controlling owner early last year. "This was a personal decision that I felt was best to make at this time," said McClatchy. "I care deeply about this organizat |
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| Recession-proof Yankees give their fans another Christmas gift |
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12/23/2008 |
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| ney - by a lot - but they also make the most money. By the way what did Samson's owners do with their revenue-sharing check they received this year? Sure it is sad that the Yankees can spend close to a half a billion dollars on three players and the Pittsburgh Pirates' big move this winter is a three- year, $11 million contract extension to catcher Ryan Doumit. But what are you going to do? Until something changes that is the way it is going to be. As big of a problem as the Yankees outrageous salaries may be, ju |
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| Pirates reach new deal with Doumit |
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12/22/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates and catcher Ryan Doumit have agreed to a three-year contract that includes club options for 2012 and 2013. Doumit hit a team-best .318 with 15 home runs and 69 RBI in 116 games last season. He began the campaign as the backup catcher, but beat out former starter Ronny Paulino early in the season. The 27-year-old switch-hitter led the National League with a .407 average with runners in scoring position. "We are very pleased that we were able to work out an |
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| Padres sign Gerut to one-year deal |
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12/19/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Jody Gerut, the club announced Friday. The terms were not disclosed. Gerut hit .296 with 14 home runs and 43 runs batted in through 100 games last season for the Padres. The 31-year-old owns a lifetime .271 average with 48 homers and 183 RBI in 420 career games with Cleveland, the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Padres. |
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| Pirates ink INF Vazquez to two-year deal |
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12/12/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed free agent infielder Ramon Vazquez to a two-year contract. Financial terms for the former Texas Ranger were not disclosed. Vazquez batted .290 in 105 games for Texas last season with 18 doubles, six homers and 40 runs batted in. He started 60 games at third base, 11 at shortstop and seven at second base for the Rangers in 2008. "Ramon Vazquez is a veteran major league player who provides us depth and protection at all positions in the infield," |
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| Pirates break barrier by signing pair of Indian-born players |
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11/24/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel became the first Indian-born players to sign a professional sports contract outside of the country when they inked deals with the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday. Singh, a 20-year-old left-hander, who was born in Bhadoni, Uttar Pradesh, India, is the youngest of nine children in his family. Patel, a 19-year-old right-hander, comes from a family of five brothers and sisters. "The Pirates are committed to creatively adding talent to our organi |
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