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| Jim Hickey will return as Devil Rays pitching coach despite pleading no contest to DUI charge |
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11/01/2007 |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -Jim Hickey was retained Thursday as pitching coach of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, three days after he pleaded no contest to charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage. Hickey, who agreed to a one-year contract to complete manager Joe Maddon's staff for next season, was arrested after a Sept. 30 accident in which he drove his pickup truck into the back of a vehicle driven by a Devil Rays bat boy near Tropicana Field. ``I'm ext |
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| Devil Rays claim Snelling, release Witasick |
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10/25/2007 |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -The Tampa Bay Devil Rays claimed outfielder Chris Snelling off waivers and released right-handed pitcher Jay Witasick on Thursday. Snelling hit .246 with one homer and seven RBIs in 30 games for the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics this year. He injured his left knee on May 10, had surgery in July and missed the remainder of the season. He began 2007 as the Nationals' opening day left fielder, hitting .204 in 24 games before being traded to the A's for outfielder Ryan Lan |
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| Devil Rays claim Snelling off waivers |
MLB Baseball |
10/25/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have claimed outfielder Chris Snelling off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. Snelling, the 25-year-old Australian native, split the 2007 season with Washington and Oakland. He batted a combined .246 with one home run and seven RBI in 30 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. In 89 major-league games, Snelling holds a career average of.240 with six home runs and 19 RBI. |
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| Martinez hired as Devil Rays bench coach; Zimmer returning |
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10/11/2007 |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -The Tampa Bay Devil Rays hired Dave Martinez as bench coach and announced that senior adviser Don Zimmer will return next year for his 50th season as a major league player, coach or manager. Martinez, who played for the Devil Rays from 1998-2000, replaced Bill Evers. He served as a spring training instructor for the past two seasons and also filled in as first base coach for three weeks while George Hendrick recovered from knee surgery this year. The Devil Rays announced last week |
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| Devil Rays hire Martinez as bench coach |
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10/11/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays hired Dave Martinez on Thursday to serve as Joe Maddon's bench coach. Martinez, a former Rays outfielder, replaces Bill Evers. He joins third base coach Tom Foley, hitting coach Steve Henderson, first-base coach George Hendrick and bullpen coach Bobby Ramos, who have all inked two-year contracts. The 43-year-old Martinez served as a spring training instructor for Tampa Bay over the last two seasons. He also filled in as first-base coach for the first t |
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| Baker's eighth-inning hit completes Rockies' sweep over Phils |
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10/07/2007 |
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| s Greg Dobbs and Tadahito Iguchi out to end the inning. Burrell almost gave the Phillies the lead in the eighth as he hit a long fly ball that appeared to be staying fair, but the wind carried it just left of the left field foul pole. Game Notes The Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Texas Rangers are now the only teams that have not won a postseason series...The last time Philadelphia was swept in the postseason was in 1976 when the Reds beat the Phillies in three games in the National League Championship Series...Color |
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| D-Rays pitching coach charged with DUI |
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10/02/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching coach Jim Hickey was charged with driving under the influence following a hit-and-run accident Sunday night. Hickey, who had completed his first season as pitching coach for the club, was also charged with resisting arrest after rear-ending a car near Tropicana Field shortly after the club returned from Toronto following its season finale. Although team policy forbids serving alcohol on home-bound flights, team personnel is not prohibited from bri |
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| Tampa Bay 1B Carlos Pena is AL comeback player of the year after hitting 46 homers |
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10/02/2007 |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -One season after being released by three teams, Carlos Pena put together the best performance in Tampa Bay Devil Rays history and was chosen Tuesday as Major League Baseball's AL comeback player of the year. The 28-year-old slugger batted a career-best .282 with a club-record 46 home runs and 121 RBIs after joining the Devil Rays in spring training as a non-roster invitee. ``I knew in my heart it was going to be a great season ... but I went beyond what I envisioned,'' Pena said.
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| Nationals' Young awarded NL's comeback player of the year |
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10/02/2007 |
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| es. ``I didn't really change anything, but that's going to change when I get home,'' Young said. ``When you're diabetic you have to follow things precisely, and with our baseball schedule I didn't follow it precisely at all.'' Carlos Pena of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays was the AL winner. The winners were selected by reporters for MLB.com.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed withou |
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| Bill Evers will not return as Devil Rays bench coach |
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10/02/2007 |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -The Tampa Bay Devil Rays will replace bench coach Bill Evers after two years. The Devil Rays said Tuesday they will not renew Evers' contract for next season. He was the manager at Triple-A Durham for eight years before joining Tampa Bay. No decision has been made on pitching coach Jim Hickey, arrested Monday on a DUI charge. Coaches Tom Foley (third base), Steve Henderson (hitting), George Hendrick (first base) and Bobby Ramos (bullpen) will return next year.Copyright © 200 |
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