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| Rockies' Uribe suffers stress fracture |
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03/01/2003 |
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| Tucson, AZ (MySportsbook) - Colorado Rockies shortstop Juan Uribe left Saturday's 9-5 exhibition win over the Texas Rangers with a stress fracture in his right foot. Uribe, entering his third major league season, exited the game in the second inning and is expected to return to the Denver area for additional tests with team physicians. The Rockies declined to speculate on how long he will be sidelined. He batted .240 with six homers and 49 RBI in 2002. |
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| Bobby Bonds has lung cancer |
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02/28/2003 |
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| published report. The Contra Costa Times reported that the 56-year-old Bonds must undergo six months of chemotherapy. Bonds spent 14 years in the majors and played for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. He ended his career with 332 homers, 1,024 RBI, 461 stolen bases and a .268 lifetime batting average. Bonds, the father of San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds, works as a special assistant for |
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| Rangers re-sign two infielders |
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02/07/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers re-signed infielders Mike Lamb and Jason Hart on Friday, meaning the team now has 28 of the 40 players on their roster under contract for 2003. Lamb hit .283 with nine homers and 33 RBI in 115 games with the Rangers last season. The 33-year-old, three-year veteran made 38 starts at first base, 13 at third base, five in left field, one as catcher and 18 as designated hitter in 2002. Hart spent most of 2002 at Triple-A Oklahoma, where he batted .263 with 25 h |
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| Mench gets one-year contract with Rangers |
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02/04/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers came to terms on one-year contracts with five players, including outfielder Kevin Mench. The 25-year-old Mench was the top rookie on the Rangers last season, hitting .260 with 15 homers and 60 RBI in 110 games. He was second among all American League rookies in RBI and his home run total was the most for a Rangers' rookie since 1991. The Rangers also came to terms on contracts with righthanded pitchers Reynaldo Garcia and Travis Hughes, lefthanded pitcher M |
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| MLB discussing relocation plans for Expos |
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01/28/2003 |
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| cted to be made sometime next month, although the Portland representatives said their next meeting could be as many as six-to-eight weeks away. The relocation committee is composed of owners Jerry Reinsdorf of the Chicago White Sox, Tom Hicks of the Texas Rangers and Wendy Selig-Prieb of the Milwaukee Brewers as well as Bob DuPuy, John McHale, Tom Ostertag, Jonathan Mariner, Bob Starkey and Corey Busch from Major League Baseball. The meetings this week are an element of MLB's long-term plan to save the Expos |
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| Sierra returns to Texas |
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01/27/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers announced on Monday that they have come to terms on a minor league contract with free agent outfielder/designated hitter Ruben Sierra. The former Rangers star was invited to spring training as a non-roster player. The 37-year-old Sierra returns to the organization where he has played 1,147 games and is the all-time leader in triples with 44. Sierra spent eight seasons as a member of the Rangers, including the first seven of his career. Sierra has accumulate |
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| Tigers sign pitcher Santana to one-year contract |
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01/24/2003 |
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| k) - The Detroit Tigers signed righthander Julio Santana to a one-year contract on Friday. Financial terms of the deal were not released. The 30-year-old went 3-5 with a 2.84 ERA in 38 appearances out of the bullpen for the Tigers last season. In 57.0 innings, Santana yielded 49 hits, 28 walks and 18 earned runs, while striking out 38 batters. In five major-league seasons, Santana has compiled a 14-26 record and a 5.33 ERA in 161 games with the Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Montreal Expos and Tigers. |
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| Marlins sign Ivan Rodriguez |
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01/22/2003 |
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| perfect time to provide a major boost to the Florida Marlins," said owner Jeffrey Loria. "Adding a future Hall-of-Famer to our current team completes what we believe is a very successful offseason." The 10-time All-Star became a free agent after the Texas Rangers failed to offer him arbitration following the 2002 season. The 31-year-old Rodriguez, also the winner of 10 Gold Gloves as well as the 1999 AL MVP award, hit .314 with 19 homers and 60 RBI in 108 games last year. In 12 seasons, all with Texas, Rodri |
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| Rangers bring back Valdes |
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01/15/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers and free agent pitcher Ismael Valdes agreed to terms on a one-year deal which will bring the righthander to the club he played for last season until being sent to Seattle in August. Valdes was 8-12 with a 4.18 ERA in 31 starts with the Rangers and Mariners in 2002. He was signed by the Rangers as a free agent last January and went 6-9 with a 3.93 ERA in 23 starts with the team before being traded to Seattle. With Texas, Valdes threw at least seven innings i |
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| Braves sign reliever Venafro |
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01/13/2003 |
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| e Venafro have agreed to terms on a one-year major league contract, the club announced on Monday. Venafro, 29, went 2-2 with a 4.62 ERA in 47 appearances for the Oakland A's last season. He also played eight games for their AAA minor league affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats, going 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA. The left-handed Venafro, originally selected by the Texas Rangers in the 29th round of the 1995 June draft, has appeared in 259 major league games, going 13-10 with a 4.06 ERA and five saves over that span. |
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