Indians re-sign reliever Bob Howry
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The Cleveland Indians avoided salary arbitration with reliever Bob Howry, signing the right-hander to a one-year contract on Friday.
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Wilfredo Ledezma was acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday for Macay McBride in a swap of left-handed pitchers.
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San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants re-signed reliever Jason Christiansen to a one-year contract Friday with an option for 2006.
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The San Francisco Giants called up right-hander Brad Hennessey on Saturday and optioned reliever David Aardsma to Triple-A Fresno.
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The Red Sox added John Halama to their pitching staff Wednesday, persuading the versatile left-hander to join the World Series champions with a contract that could keep him in Boston through 2006.
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Cleveland Indians general manager Mark Shapiro received a two-year contract extension Wednesday through the 2007 season. Shapiro, who succeeded John Hart as Cleveland&#39;s GM after the 2001
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The Texas Rangers announced Friday that they have re-signed right-handed pitcher Doug Brocail to a one-year contract. As per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed.
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Rookies Bobby Crosby and Nick Swisher hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning against Bob Howry, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians on Saturday night. The A's rallied from a four-run deficit in the final three innings to keep their AL West lead.
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Left-handed reliever Joey Eischen agreed Monday to a one-year, &#36;1.04 million deal with Major League Baseball's new Washington team.
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Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry got most of his holiday shopping done before the Winter Meetings this weekend in Anaheim. The Cubs signed Nomar Garciaparra and
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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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The Cleveland Indians have been inconsistent during the first two months of the season. It got them to .500.
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Craig Biggio will return for 2005 with the Houston Astros, but the ballclub decided not to sign Jeff Kent for another season. The local Major League Baseball franchise on Thursday said it picked up an option to bring back Biggio for the 2005 season.
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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees re-signed catcher John Flaherty to a one-year contract on Friday. Flaherty played in 47 games last season for the Yankees and hit .252 with six homers and 16 runs batted in.
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Houston Astros: The Astros re-signed utility infielder Jose Vizcaino to a one-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Vizcaino made $1.2 million last year.
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs on Saturday re-signed veteran pitcher Glendon Rusch to a two-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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The Red Sox will make one roster change for the start of the American League Championship Series, adding a veteran reliever in Ramiro Mendoza who is no stranger to postseason