Baseball Gives Selig Contract Through 2009
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PHILADELPHIA - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig received a contract extension through 2009 Thursday as owners praised his 12-year reign, but dissension surfaced among teams in the decision to launch a World Cup tournament.    Selig, who has presided over revolutionary changes in the most traditional of major U.S...
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Joe Torreâs refusal to accept a contract offer came 47 years to the day after the Yankees dismissed Casey Stengel, who also spent 12 seasons as the teamâs manager.
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NEW YORK -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Monday he would accept government intervention on steroid testing if the players&#39; association refuses to change the current rules, which run for two more years.
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Confident that Major League Baseball has turned the page on the steroid era and that the game will continue to prosper, owners voted unanimously yesterday to extend commissioner Bud Selig's contract through the 2012 season. The 73-year-old Selig had been scheduled to retire after the 2009 season.
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The Yankees, Dodgers and Diamondbacks completed the paperwork on a blockbuster deal yesterday and submitted the forms to commissioner Bud Selig&#39;s office.
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Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have agreed on the framework of a 10-year, $275 million contract, New York media reported on Thursday.
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The Washington Nationals signed a pair of left-handed-hitting utility players -- Rob Mackowiak and Willie Harris -- to one-year contracts yesterday. The club also avoided arbitration with reliever Jesus Colome , who agreed to a one-year, $1.25 million deal.
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Alex Rodriguez set another record for baseballâs highest contract, finalizing his $275 million, 10-year agreement.
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ommissioner Bud Selig&#39;s three-year contract extension, the start of a television network and a World Cup tournament are likely to gain overwhelming approval from baseball&#39;s owners this week, while a decision on the future home of ...
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Reliever Cliff Politte agreed Monday to a one-year, $1 million extension through next year with the Chicago White Sox. The club will have an option for 2006 at a salary of $1.
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The trade sending Sammy Sosa from the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston and two prospects is expected to reach Commissioner Bud Selig's desk Monday for approval.
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The Houston Astros extended manager Phil Garner's contract through 2008 on Wednesday.
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The San Francisco Giants and utilityman Pedro Feliz agreed to a &#36;6.1 million, two-year contract Monday, avoiding arbitration.
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Tino Martinez agreed to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million to $3 million, with a team option for a second year, and he vowed he would finish his career with the Yankees.
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Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed Tuesday to a $21.5 million, three-year contract, a move that stabilizes the club&#39;s closer role that&#39;s been in flux since Robb Nen got injured two years ago.
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Travis Hafner and the Cleveland Indians agreed to a $57 million, four-year contract extension through the 2012 season.
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Baseball commissioner Bud Selig received a contract extension through 2009 Thursday as owners praised his 12-year reign, but dissension surfaced among teams in the decision to launch a World Cup tournament.