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Gagne, Brewers Finalize $10 Million Deal
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Eric Gagne is getting another chance to be a closer. Gagne and the Brewers finalized a $10 million, one-year contract on Monday, giving the Brewers a potential replacement for All-Star reliever Francisco Cordero....
Union Files Grievance for Jose Guillen
NEW YORK (AP) -- The players' association filed a grievance Monday to overturn the 15-day suspension given to Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen for violating baseball's drug program....
Barry Bonds Pleads Not Guilty to Perjury
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It was federal court, but it was still San Francisco, perhaps the only U.S. city where Barry Bonds would be greeted by a throng of fans. Baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with his supporters as he visited U.S. District Court on Friday for a whirlwind arraignment. The proceedings were a marked contrast to Bonds' usually surly public persona....
Mitchell's Report on MLB Steroids Looms
NEW YORK (AP) -- Baseball is about to get its official boxscore on the Steroids Era. It's the Mitchell Report, the findings of former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use that has tarnished some of the game's greatest stars and records....
Brewers Acquire Ex-Pirates Closer Torres
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Former Pirates closer Salomon Torres, the majors' most-used reliever in 2006, was dealt Friday by Pittsburgh to the division rival Milwaukee Brewers for pitching prospects Marino Salas and Kevin Roberts....
Baseball Suspends Jose Guillen, Gibbons
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Indicating how baseball might treat players named in the Mitchell report, Jose Guillen and Jay Gibbons were suspended for the first 15 days of next season for violating baseball's drug policy....
Jones Brings Gold Glove to Hollywood
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- While most teams accomplished little during the winter meetings, the Los Angeles Dodgers landed one of the few prime free agents in this year's market of mediocrity by giving center fielder Andruw Jones a $36.2 million, two-year contract....
Nationals Sign Boone, Pena
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Backup infielder Aaron Boone agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract Thursday with the Washington Nationals, who also avoided arbitration with outfielders Wily Mo Pena and Ryan Langerhans....
La Russa Wants Rolen to Stay With Cards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wants third baseman Scott Rolen back. But only on the team's terms....
Jones, Dodgers Reach Preliminary Deal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- All-Star center fielder Andruw Jones and the Los Angeles Dodgers reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday night on a $36.2 million, two-year contract.... |
