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Glavine moves from mound to office

Tom Glavine smiles at a 2007 news conference to celebrate career win No. 300.

Tom Glavine has accepted a front-office position with the Atlanta Braves, formally ending his playing career.

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Marlins visit troops in Iraq

Aside from an encounter with a boastful Yankees fan, the Florida Marlins enjoyed their tour of Iraq and Kuwait.

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Mariners boss says Lee's foot surgery is nothing to worry about

With pitchers and catchers opening camp in nine days, the Mariners revealed that newly acquired left-hander Cliff Lee underwent foot surgery last week.

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Tigers view Guillen as key piece to championship puzzle

Carlos Guillen is a proud man who quietly simmered over being tossed around the baseball diamond like a rag doll by the Detroit Tigers a few years back.

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Brewers to erect statue of Selig

The Milwaukee Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24. Selig headed a group that bought the Seattle Pilots in bankruptcy court in 1970, moved the franchise to Milwaukee and renamed it the Brewers. He became acting commissioner in 1992 and turned control of the team over to his daughter, Wendy Selig-Prieb. The Selig family sold the team in 2005.

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Vizquel to wear Aparicio's number

The Chicago White Sox are taking Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio's No. 11 out of retirement for newly acquired 11-time Gold Glove winner Omar Vizquel. A Venezuelan like Aparicio, Vizquel will wear the number as a tribute to his countryman. The 1956 AL Rookie of the Year with the White Sox, Aparicio was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984 -- the same year his number was retired.

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Canadian pitcher Bedard re-signs with Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are giving oft-injured Canadian pitcher Erik Bedard another shot.

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Detroit Tigers starter pitcher Justin Verlander

Tigers young ace Verlander signs five-year extension

Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander locked up some high-paying job security when the 26-year-old fireballer signed a five-year extension, the American League club announced on Thursday.

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Verlander, Tigers close to new deal

Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to an $80-million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

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MLB great Ken Griffey Sr. says his biggest highlight was getting to play with son Ken Griffey Jr. for the Reds.

Up to McGwire to confront 'ghost': Griffey Sr.

The biggest news to hit Major League Baseball in the past few weeks was superstar Mark McGwire's admission of steroid use.

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Two Jays prospects, two Canadians among MLB's top 50

Fans who think the Toronto Blue Jays didn't get enough in return when they traded ace pitcher Roy Halladay to the Philadelphia Phillies might want to think again.

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