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| Mariners sign Wilson to two-year pact |
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11/08/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners signed catcher Dan Wilson to a two-year deal on Friday. Wilson, the longtime catcher of the Mariners, was eligible for free-agency. The 33-year-old backstop hit a career-high .295 with six home runs and 44 RBI last season. Wilson has a career batting average of .266 in a combined 1,089 games with Seattle and Cincinnati. "I am glad we got this worked out to remain in Seattle for another two seasons," said Wilson. "This is where my family and I have called home |
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| Baker expected to meet with Cubs next week |
MLB Baseball |
11/07/2002 |
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| 3-year-old Baker managed San Francisco for 10 seasons, compiling an 840-715 mark. The Giants went 95-66 in 2002 and earned the NL wild card spot. Baker was voted manager of the year three times, including 1993, his first season in San Francisco. The Seattle Mariners also have a managing vacancy and are likely to express interest in hiring Baker. interest in hiring Baker. Baker is one of only three skippers to manage the Giants for at least 10 seasons. The legendary John McGraw was at the helm for 31 years (1902 |
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| Mariners re-sign pitcher Hasegawa |
MLB Baseball |
11/07/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms on a one-year contract with reliever Shigetoshi Hasegawa on Thursday. Last season for Seattle, Hasegawa compiled an 8-3 record with a 3.20 ERA and one save in 53 appearances. Hasegawa made $1.75 million last season and had a $2 million option for 2003 with a $100,000 buyout. The 34-year-old righthander played six years with the Orix Blue Wave of Japan's Pacific League, before joining the Anaheim Angels in 1997. In five years with the Halos, he |
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| Edgar Martinez becomes a free agent |
MLB Baseball |
11/07/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners could not reach an agreement on a contract extension for designated hitter Edgar Martinez, and he became a free agent. Martinez, who turns 40 in January, made $9 million in 2002. The Mariners decided not to exercise a one-year option that would have paid him $10 million next season. Instead, Martinez will get a $2 million buyout from the team. Martinez has spent his entire 16-year career with the Mariners and last season he hit .277 with 15 homers and 59 RBI. |
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| Dusty Baker to leave the Giants |
MLB Baseball |
11/06/2002 |
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| the NL wild card spot. Baker was voted manager of the year three times, including 1993, his first season in San Francisco. "It has been a terrific run for all of us and for that I will forever be grateful to Dusty," said Sabean. The Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners are among the teams with managing vacancies that will likely express interest in hiring Baker. Baker is one of only three skippers to manage the Giants for at least 10 seasons. The legendary John McGraw was at the helm for 31 years (1902-32), while |
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| Devil Rays name Elia hitting coach |
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11/05/2002 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays named former Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies manager Lee Elia their hitting coach for the next two seasons on Tuesday. Elia, who was a candidate to take over the Seattle Mariners' managing vacancy left by Lou Piniella, decided to stay near his home in Odessa, Florida. "It was a very difficult decision," Elia said. "Seattle is a great organization and things were going well, but it was weighing heavy on my head. So I called (the Mariners) thi |
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| Rangers' Showalter finalizes staff for 2003 |
MLB Baseball |
11/05/2002 |
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| 4, and was named the American League Manager of the Year. In his four years with the club, Showalter made one playoff appearance, leading the Yankees to the AL wildcard in 1995, where the team lost 3-2 in the best- of-five AL Division Series, to the Seattle Mariners. Showalter managed the Arizona Diamondbacks between 1998-2000 with an overall record of 250-236. In 1999, the D-Backs won the National League West Division, and lost in the NL Division Series, 3-1, to the New York Mets. Showalter had spent the past |
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| Giants hold Worrell, decline Sanders; Bell opts out |
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10/31/2002 |
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| career-high 140 games as the Giants' starting right fielder, and hit .250 with 23 home runes and 85 RBI. Sanders had a key RBI single in the Giants' NLDS Game 5 victory at Atlanta and also homered in each of the first two World Series games. Bell was acquired by San Francisco from the Seattle Mariners on January 25, and led the Giants with 154 games, making starts at all four infield positions. The 29-year-old hit .261 with 20 home runs and 73 RBI, and finished third on the team with a .304 postseason average. |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
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10/28/2002 |
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| Named Lou Piniella manager and signed him to a four- year contract; acquired shortstop Antonio Perez from the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Randy Winn. |
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| Devil Rays name Piniella new manager |
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10/28/2002 |
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| four-year contract worth $3.25 million per season, with up to $3 million in incentives based on how many games the Devil Rays win. The Devil Rays have never won more than 69 games in a season in their five- year history, but Piniella resurrected the Seattle Mariners' franchise when he took over as manager after the 1992 campaign. "I was in the Seattle organization for 10 long years, and I enjoyed it tremendously. It's one of the elite organizations in baseball. My job here is to do just that, to make the Tampa |
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