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| Giants ink P Ortiz to minor league deal |
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02/10/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants announced Tuesday that they have signed veteran pitcher Ramon Ortiz to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. Ortiz, 35, spent last season in Japan with the Orix Buffaloes and went 4-7 with a 5.82 earned run average in 17 starts. He last pitched on the MLB level in 2007, when he split time between Minnesota and Colorado, going 5-4 with a 5.45 ERA in 38 contests -- 10 starts. In nine MLB seasons with the Angels, Reds, |
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| Giants sign INF Aurilia to minor league deal |
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02/09/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants signed infielder Rich Aurilia to a minor league contract on Monday with an invitation to spring training. Aurilia, who has played 11 of his 14 big league seasons with the Giants, had a strong 2008 season for San Francisco, batting .283 with 10 home runs and 52 RBI in 140 games. The 37-year-old Aurilia owns a lifetime average of .277 with 299 doubles, 184 homers and 740 RBI in 1,592 games with the Giants (1995-2003, 2007-08), Mariners (2004), Padres (200 |
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| Alfonzo to play in Japan |
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02/09/2009 |
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| he majors since 2006, signed a one-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League, according to a story on MLB.com. The 35-year-old infielder split the '06 season with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Toronto Blue Jays, posting just 11 hits in 87 combined at-bats. He had spent the previous three seasons with the San Francisco Giants after beginning his career with the New York Mets from 1995-2002. In 1,506 career games, Alfonzo hit .284 with 146 homers, 744 runs batted in and 777 runs scored. |
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| Bonds pleads not guilty |
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02/05/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Former San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds entered a plea of not guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice during an arraignment in federal court on Thursday. The plea came just one day after a federal judge unsealed hundreds of pages of court documents in the government's criminal complaint against Bonds, who is accused of lying to a federal grand jury about his possible use of performance-enhancing drugs. It is expected to be the final hurdle to clear before Bonds' |
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| Indians sign Chulk |
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02/03/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians on Tuesday signed right-handed pitcher Vinnie Chulk to a minor league free-agent deal with a non-roster invitation to spring training. The 30-year-old hurler went 0-3 with a 4.83 earned run average in 27 games out of the bullpen for the San Francisco Giants before being sent down to Triple-A Fresno in late June for the remainder of the season. Chulk has compiled a 7-14 record and 4.36 ERA in 244 games with the Blue Jays and Giants over six pro seasons. |
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| Giants sign Uribe to minor league deal |
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01/29/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants on Thursday signed infielder Juan Uribe to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Uribe hit .247 with seven homers and 40 RBI in 110 games for the Chicago White Sox last season. Over eight MLB seasons with Colorado and Chicago, the 29-year-old is a .253 hitter with 111 home runs and 459 RBI in 986 contests. |
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| The Thrill is back in San Francisco |
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01/28/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Former San Francisco Giants first baseman Will Clark is rejoining the club as a special assistant in the front office. Clark spent the first eight years of his 15-year big league career with San Francisco. He compiled a batting average of .299 with 176 homers, 709 runs batted in and 249 doubles from 1986 through 1993 in San Francisco and helped the Giants to the 1989 World Series. "We are delighted to welcome Will back to the organization," said Giants managing general partner |
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| Kent retires after 17 big league seasons |
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01/22/2009 |
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| twork) - Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent announced his retirement Thursday after 17 major league seasons. Widely considered one of the best offensive second basemen in baseball history, Kent was the NL MVP in 2000 while playing with the San Francisco Giants, as he hit .334 with 33 home runs, 125 RBI and 114 runs scored. "As a kid, we all aspire to be somebody someday, and more than likely it's what our dad is," a teary-eyed Kent said. "My dad was a police officer, and more than likely I would have been |
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| Howard is fighting a losing battle |
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01/22/2009 |
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| ecided to call it quits after 17 seasons in the big leagues. Kent will undoubtedly go down as one of the best offensive second baseman to ever play the game, but is he a Hall of Famer? Kent's most productive offensive seasons were as a member of the San Francisco Giants, for whom he was the NL MVP in 2000 after hitting .334 with 33 home runs, 125 RBI and 114 runs scored. In three different years, while batting behind Barry Bonds, Kent hit more than 30 home runs and drove in more than 100 runs. A five-time All-Star, |
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| Kent to announce retirement |
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01/21/2009 |
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| odgers second baseman Jeff Kent is expected to announce his retirement after 17 seasons on Thursday at Dodger Stadium. Widely considered one of the best offensive second basemen in baseball history, Kent was the NL MVP in 2000 while playing with the San Francisco Giants, as he hit .334 with 33 home runs, 125 RBI and 114 runs scored. Kent's most productive offensive seasons were as a member of the Giants. In three different years, while batting behind Barry Bonds, Kent hit more than 30 home runs and drove in more th |
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