Frank Torre needs kidney transplant
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Former major leaguer Frank Torre needs a kidney transplant because of medication he's taken since receiving a new heart more than a decade ago.
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Maybe Yankee fans might want to run All-Star first baseman Jason Giambi out of town after his leaked grand jury testimony revealed the 33-year-old slugger has used steroids.
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Orlando HernÃ¡ndez, bothered by a sore right foot for the final month of the season, had surgery in New York to remove a bunion on the second toe, the Mets announced. HernÃ¡ndez, 42, is expected to be ready for spring training.
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Manager Joe Torre named Gary Sheffield as his first baseman for the playoffs Saturday, and that was a relief to Jason Giambi, who will be limited to being a designated hitter.
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Chicago White Sox: Frank Thomas exercised his $8 million option Thursday to return to the White Sox, who are also hoping he will be healthy for the 2005 season.
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The most brainless pitch of Frank Francisco's life &#151; the chair he threw that broke the nose of an Oakland Athletics fan &#151; could cost the Texas Rangers reliever a small fortune if a civil suit is filed against him.
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The transformation is beginning. After last night's 5-3 win over the Red Sox, Yankees manager Joe Torre announced that struggling righthander Mike Mussina will skip his next start so he can work on the side to try to get straightened out. Ian Kennedy, who has gone 12-3 with a 1.91 ERA at three levels this season, will ...
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The five-time all-star has not played since July 23. He had a benign tumor diagnosed last month. Giambi is hoping to again play before the regular season ends.
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Rats. I was pretty sure Manny Ram&#xED;rez was going to win the MVP award. Too bad he was topped by winner Justin Morneau, runner-up Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, and an ensemble cast of American League worthies.
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St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Juan EncarnaciÃ³n will miss the remainder of the season, and his career is in jeopardy after he sustained multiple fractures of his left eye socket when struck by a foul ball Friday night.The 31-year-old EncarnaciÃ³n was hospitalized for continued observation, evaluation and treatment. The team said in a statement that the long-term prognosis was âundetermined at this time.â.
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Indians outfielder Jody Gerut needs surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and could miss the start of next season.
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Joe Torre kept Derek Jeter out of Sundayâs game after Jeter hurt his right knee coming out of the batterâs box at a game in Anaheim.
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NEW YORK - Joe Torre does not bother to look for the look, not anymore. In the immediate wake of a traumatic baseball experience, Torre might need his green tea, his turn on the exercise bike, his time with family and friends.
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Manny Ram&#xED;rez missed his 20th straight game with a strained left oblique, with rookie Brandon Moss playing left field last night against the Blue Jays. The Sox were without three regulars: Kevin Youkilis (wrist), Coco Crisp (back), and Ram&#xED;rez.
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Todd Bertuzzi has requested a hearing with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to determine if the Vancouver forward's indefinite suspension for his attack on Colorado's Steve Moore should be lifted. Pat Morris , Bertuzzi's agent, said yesterday he is waiting to hear from Bettman. NHL chief legal counsel Bill Daly has said Bettman at some point soon wants to schedule a ...
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It would be a &quot;longshot&quot; that Giambi would be left off, manager Joe Torre said before Friday night&#39;s game against Toronto.
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New York Yankees acting manager Willie Randolph, filling in for manager Joe Torre serving a game suspension, gestures as he yells to the bench during the Yankees 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, in this Oct. 2, 2004 file photo.