Veteran hurler Beck released by Padres
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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres requested unconditional release waivers for righthanded reliever Rod Beck on Tuesday, ending the 36- year-old&#39;s run in Southern California.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Beck's new studio album, "Guero,"  will be released as planned on March 29, despite an unmixed  version of the set hitting the Internet last weekend.
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David Wright hit a pair of run-scoring singles and New York beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 Tuesday night to ruin the homecoming of former Mets catcher Mike Piazza.
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Rod Beck, a relief pitcher who wore a bushy mustache while earning 286 career saves, was found dead Saturday. He was 38.
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com. The Padres made a move Monday, acquiring left-hander Darrell May and right-hander Ryan Bukvich from the Royals in exchange for outfielder Terrence Long and right-hander Dennis Tankersley.
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Jon Lieber agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, Al Leiter returned to the Florida Marlins and Woody Williams went back to the San Diego Padres as teams moved quickly to grab starting pitchers Wednesday after the first free-agent deadline of the offseason passed.
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Center fielder Mike Cameron won't be coming back to the San Diego Padres, his agent said Friday night. "Mike's tenure in San Diego is over," Mike Nicotera said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "He enjoyed his time there, his time with the fans, and certainly his teammates. We were just unable to reach agreement with the club. They are moving in another direction as are we."
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Dainius Zubrus, a 29-year-old native of Lithuania, will apparently fill the roster spot vacated by Scott Gomez, who signed with the Rangers.
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SAN DIEGO -- The news of Rod Beck's death, which occurred Saturday in his home in suburban Phoenix, arrived in the visitor's clubhouse before yesterday's game, his former Red Sox teammates learning of his death from members of the Padres who had also played with him.
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Adam Eaton put in a full night's work in his return to San Diego. The right-hander shook off a collision with an umpire, hit an RBI single and beat his old team, pitching the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
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The San Diego Padres acquired temperamental outfielder Milton Bradley from the Oakland Athletics on Friday, the second time in just more than a week that the team decided to add a player with a history of blowups.
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Rod Beck, an All-Star relief pitcher who notched 286 saves during a 13-year Major League Baseball career, has been found dead at his Phoenix home, police said on Sunday.
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San Diego has acquired outfielder Milton Bradley from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitcher Andrew Brown, the Padres said on Friday.
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NEW YORK -- Vladimir Guerrero left the Montreal Expos after eight seasons, and in his first year with the Anaheim Angels he&#39;s been selected the American League Most Valuable Player.
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The San Diego Padres had better not look over their shoulder. The view back there is getting awfully crowded.
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Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay was activated from the 15-day disabled list and returned to the Toronto Blue Jays to start Tuesday night.
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KANSAS CITY -- Ichiro Suzuki, the hottest hitter in the Major Leagues since the All-Star break, was hit in the head by a pitch in the third inning Wednesday night and was removed from the Mariners game against the Royals.