Longtime Reds Shortstop Larkin Retires
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Shortstop Barry Larkin, a 12-time all-star who spent his entire 19-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, has retired and joined the Washington Nationals in their front office as a special assistant.
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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina will be sidelined four to six weeks with a fractured left wrist.
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds exercised the 2006 contract option for first baseman Sean Casey. Casey, who is a three-time All-Star, signed a three-year contract extension in February 2002 with a club option for the coming season.
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds have scheduled a press conference for 4 pm (et) today, at which time the club is expected to announce that shortstop Barry Larkin will not be re-signed.
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The Red Wings called a news conference Monday amid reports that 41-year-old captain Steve Yzerman has decided to retire.
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Left-hander Sterling Hitchcock, the hero of San Diego's 1998 playoff run, retired Friday night after 12 years in the big leagues.
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Barry Larkin's stellar 19-year career with his hometown team ended Tuesday with a one-sided phone call. The Cincinnati Reds informed their captain they aren't interested in keeping him around for another season. Instead, the Reds will replace the 40-year-old shortstop with two unproven youngsters.
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Robin Ventura retired in a fashion fitting for the way he played and behaved during a fine 16-year career &#151; quietly, with dignity and little fanfare.
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Barry Larkin&#39;s stellar 19-year career with his hometown team ended Tuesday with a one-sided phone call. The Cincinnati Reds informed their captain they aren&#39;t interested in keeping him around for another season.
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The former Yankee, sidelined by surgery, can only be a spectator for Houston&#39;s NLCS matchup with St. Louis. BY DAVID LENNON. ST.
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Few situations in baseball are as awkward as the legendary player whose skills have diminished greatly in the twilight of his career. Double the awkward quotient when he has spent his entire career in one city, and triple it when he is on the verge of a career-defining milestone.
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LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Dodgers third  baseman Robin Ventura has decided to call it quits following a  16-year Major League Baseball career.
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ST. LOUIS -- Former St. Louis Brown Rollie Stiles, believed to be the oldest former major leaguer, has died. He was 100.
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Keith Foulke retires Friday just as he was about to begin a two-man competition with Joe Borowski to be Cleveland's closer.
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Matthew Pinsent, the four-time Olympic gold medallist, confirmed today that he is to retire from the sport - as reported in The Times yesterday.
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&quot;I have retired,&quot; the former No. 1 player said in yesterday&#39;s Independent newspaper. &quot;But I have not officially announced it yet.
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The Cincinnati Reds have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free-agent third baseman Joe Randa, baseball sources told ESPN.