Yankees&#39; Stottlemyre retiring in 2006
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Mel Stottlemyre will remain the New York Yankees pitching coach next season, then retire. Stottlemyre, who turns 63 on Saturday, has handled Joe Torre&#39;s pitching staff since 1996.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Keith Foulke's announcement that he was retiring at age 34, on the eve of joining his new team, the Cleveland Indians, did not come as a complete surprise to the Red Sox pitcher who sat next to him in the clubhouse last season.
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Outfielder Gabe Kapler became the first player to leave the World Series champion Boston Red Sox, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants in Tokyo.
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Joe Torre and Mel Stottlemyre have an interesting week ahead of them, as they try to sort out the Yankees&#39; starting rotation for the postseason.
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Reliever Keith Foulke, on the mound when Boston ended its 86-year World Series drought, retired Friday just as he was about to begin competing for a closer's job with the Cleveland Indians.
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After the Boston Red Sox lost Game 7 of last year's AL championship to the New York Yankees, David Walsh took a vow: No more Red Sox games. No more sports pages. No more team gear. No more heartbreak.
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The Yankees have spent the last two years trying to find a left-handed reliever to take the place of Mike Stanton. Now they have one: Mike Stanton.
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When Joe Torre held his season-ending session with reporters after the American League Championship Series, he was asked about Bernie Williams&#39; place on the 2005 Yankees.
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Former-Gold Glove first baseman J.T. Snow announced his retirement after 15 seasons in Major League Baseball on Thursday.
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George Steinbrenner is replacing a Yankee Legend.
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Mike Matheny's decision to retire was made for him. His doctor refused to clear the longtime catcher to play in 2007 after a concussion sidelined him for the final four months of last season.
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The New York Yankees finalized their $4 million, two-year contract with second baseman Tony Womack on Tuesday. Womack, who gets $2 million annually, hit .307 with five homers and 38 RBIs last season for the St.
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Alex Rodriguez opts out of his 10-year, $252 million contract with the Yankees on Sunday in a move that could signal the end of his career in New York.
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Backup catcher John Flaherty decided to stay with the New York Yankees, agreeing Friday to an $800,000, one-year contract. Flaherty, 37, hit .252 in 127 at-bats but was the key to several New York wins, hitting six homers and driving in 16 runs.
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Legendary umpire will retire after the longest tenure in Major League Baseball - one marked by occasional spats with managers and operatic calls of strikes.
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The Yankees declined their 2005 option on first baseman Travis Lee on Friday and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill. Quantrill, who struggled late last season, agreed last December to a $7 million
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Throughout the postseason, Harwich has competed with the knowledge that each game could be the last for coach Fred Thacher. The longtime baseball coach will hang it up after the season, ending a 20-year career.