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com. The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired veteran catcher Benito Santiago on Thursday from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league right-hander Leo Nunez.
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Tim Thomas , who just a year ago was wondering if he would ever see NHL action in a Boston uniform, was back on the beat again last night with the Maple Leafs in town. The 32-year-old backstop has played in 20 straight games -- a function of his success and because his backups, Hannu Toivonen and Brian Finley , ...
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Because his name is called infrequently, he is having a solid season as a rookie. By Gregg Bell -- Bee Staff Writer. It&#39;s not too late to get into a Fantasy Sports League.
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Todd Zeile has several goals he wanted to meet before he takes off a uniform for the final time on Oct. 3. One of them is reaching 2,000 career hits, and he needs
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The team, which has sent 19 players to the disabled list this season, is unraveling.
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When Derek Jeter was a 19-year-old shortstop for Single A Tampa, manager Jake Gibbs watched him play a few games and gave Jeter the green light on the bases. Gibbs trusted Jeter's instincts so much that he was comfortable letting him decide when he should try and steal.
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Mets outfielder Lastings Milledge is, perhaps, the most scrutinized 21-year-old player in baseball, and, at least for this spring, he will probably continue to be.
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In a deal motivated by his recent return to the starting rotation, John Smoltz, shown in this 2004 photo, agreed Thursday Dec. 16, 2004 to a new two-year contract with the Braves that increases the chance he will complete his career in Atlanta.
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He has won 20. He has saved 50. And now that he&#39;s back in the Braves&#39; starting rotation, he&#39;ll probably win 20 again. John Smoltz last started a game back in the 2001 season.
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The 31-year-old right-hander yesterday signed a two-year contract worth $4.15 million US. Speier will earn $1.9 million next season and $2.25 million in 2006.
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For the second straight year, more than 200 players have filed for free agency, which would have suited former Oakland A's owner Charlie Finley just fine.
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The Atlanta Braves have exercised the team's 2007 option with John Smoltz, ensuring the right-hander will return for his 19th season with the team.
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Randy Johnson has a long memory, of good games and bad. In two years as a Yankee, there have been plenty of each.
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com. If the Red Sox had gone with plan B and chosen a short-term solution at shortstop for 2005, top prospect Hanley Ramirez would have immediately been a top candidate to nail down that job in &#39;06.
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The retirement of Jeremy Brown, a portly college catcher who was a central figure in âMoneyball,â is a good time to look back at the Athleticsâ 2002 draft and see how the system worked.
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Milan Lucic will turn 19 years old Thursday, and for Bruins fans on the watch for the next best thing to come rumbling down the wing, it's premature to pencil in his name for guaranteed stardom with that spoked-B on his chest.
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What to make of a likely first-round draft pick who, at 19, is emotionally mature and physically immature?