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| Pudge not offered arbitration by Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
12/07/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers declined to offer arbitration to catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, making the 10-time All-Star a free agent. The 31-year-old Rodriguez, also the winner of 10 Gold Gloves and the 1999 AL MVP award, hit .314 with 19 homers and 60 RBI in 108 games last season. "This was a very tough decision and certainly one that will be painful for the fans," Rangers owner Tom Hicks said. In 12 seasons, all with Texas, Rodriguez hit .305 with 215 homers and 829 RBI in 1,479 ga |
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| Narron hired as Boston's bench coach |
MLB Baseball |
12/03/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox have hired Jerry Narron as bench coach. Narron replaces Mike Stanley, who resigned for personal reasons after one season under first-year manager Grady Little. Narron managed the Texas Rangers from early in the 2001 season until the conclusion of the 2002 campaign. He took over for Johnny Oates after the Rangers began the 2001 season 11-17. Texas finished the 2002 season in last place for the third straight year. Narron finished 134-162 record as the Rangers |
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| Texas Rangers |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
11/21/2002 |
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| Texas Rangers - Purchased the contract of pitcher Mario Ramos from Oklahoma (PCL); purchased the contract of catcher Gerald Laird from Frisco (Texas); purchased the contract of outfielder Laynce Nix from Stockton (California). |
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| Cubs name Baker manager |
MLB Baseball |
11/15/2002 |
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| over the 10-season span with the Giants, finishing in first or second place in the National League West eight times. The Giants won at least 90 games five times - including each of the last three years and advanced to the postseason three times. The Texas Rangers, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners also courted Baker, but he said he wanted to stay in the National League. Baker takes over a team that hasn't won a World Series since 1908 and has made the playoffs only three times since 1945. The Cubs haven't h |
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| Rangers release Hideki Irabu |
MLB Baseball |
11/13/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers released pitcher Hideki Irabu on Wednesday. The Japanese hurler finished the 2002 season with a 3-8 record and a 5.74 earned run average. However, Irabu's season was cut short in July after being diagnosed with a series of small blood clots in his lungs. With Jeff Zimmerman hurt and John Rocker struggling, the Rangers moved Irabu from starter to closer. Irabu posted a team-high 16 saves, while appearing in 38 games. |
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| Oakland's Tejada captures AL MVP |
MLB Baseball |
11/12/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Oakland Athletics shortstop Miguel Tejada was named the American League Most Valuable Player for the 2002 season on Tuesday, beating out Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez and New York Yankees second baseman Alfonso Soriano for the award. Tejada garnered 21 first-place votes and 356 total points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Tejada finished 102 points ahead of Rodriguez, who finished second in the voting with 254 points and five first-place |
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| Rangers' Showalter finalizes staff for 2003 |
MLB Baseball |
11/05/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Buck Showalter, new manager of the Texas Rangers, has completed his coaching staff for the 2003 season. The moves announced Tuesday include the retention of Orel Hershiser as pitching coach. Hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, first base and outfield coach DeMarlo Hale and third base and infield coach Steve Smith will also return. Don Wakamatsu was hired as bench coach, replacing Terry Francona, and Mark Connor was named bullpen coach, replacing Jamie Quirk. Showalter is the 16th |
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| Gord Ash joins Brewers |
MLB Baseball |
11/01/2002 |
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| - Former Toronto Blue Jays general manager Gord Ash has joined the Milwaukee Brewers as an assistant to new GM Doug Melvin. Ash, 50, was fired by the Blue Jays in October of 2001 after serving as the team's GM since the 1994 campaign. Melvin, a former general manager of the Texas Rangers, replaced Dean Taylor as the Brewers' GM in late September. The Brewers had their 10th straight losing season in 2002, while also compiling the worst record in the National League as well as the worst in franchise history. |
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| Bonds, A-Rod repeat as Hank Aaron Award winners |
MLB Baseball |
10/25/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds and Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez have won the 2002 Hank Aaron Award for the National and American Leagues. The award recognizes the best overall hitter in each league as voted on by the play-by-play broadcasters and color analysts of each team's radio and television rightsholders. Both players also won the honor for the 2001 season. The Hank Aaron Award was first given out in 1999 to recognize the 25th Anniversary of Aaron br |
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| Tigers add pitching coach Cluck to staff |
MLB Baseball |
10/18/2002 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers hired Bob Cluck as their pitching coach Friday. Cluck, the Texas Rangers minor league pitching instructor last season, agreed to a three-year contract with the Tigers. The 56-year-old Cluck returns to a role he last held from 1996-98 when he was pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics under manager Art Howe. He also served as pitching coach for the Houston Astros from 1990-93. Prior to joining the Rangers this past season, he was a major league scout for th |
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