Pirates finally complete Santiago trade with Royals
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Benito Santiago was traded Thursday by the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have sought a veteran catcher since dealing Jason Kendall to Oakland last month.
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With the nonwaiver trading deadline July 31, only three deals have been made since June 1, two in the last three days involving the Cubs. The Cubs acquired catcher Jason Kendall from the Athletics Monday, then sent shortstop Cesar Izturis and cash considerations to the Pirates yesterday for a player to be named.
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Prized free agent Adrian Beltre and the Seattle Mariners agreed to a $64 million, five-year deal Thursday, The Associated Press learned.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers dealt pitcher Odalis Perez to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after saying they had no plans to trade the disgruntled left-hander.
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The Major League Baseball franchise scheduled to move to Washington completed a trade for troubled Anaheim outfielder Jose Guillen today, giving up outfielder Juan Rivera in return.
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The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with right-hander Gil Meche on a five-year deal worth about $45 million on Thursday as baseball's winter meetings neared a conclusion.
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The Yankees&#39; relentless pursuit of Randy Johnson was finally rewarded Thursday, as a three-way deal with the Diamondbacks and Dodgers will send the Big Unit to the Bronx, according to two major league sources.
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Pedro Martinez got a really suite deal from the New York Mets.
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Pirates reliever Salomon Torres' wild pitch scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and Aramis Ramirez's two-run homer helped the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.
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The home run was very important. The run home by Jason Bay was better still. Bay became the first Pirates player in 50 years to homer in five consecutive games, then ran over Houston catcher Eric Munson to score the winning run on Jose Bautista&#039;s short sacrifice fly in the 18th inning as Pittsburgh beat the Astros 8-7 Saturday night.
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The Pirates stumbled around the Bronx Saturday and showed why they were a safe team for Roger Clemensâs ballyhooed return to the baseball grind.
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The Cubs traded backup shortstop Cesar Izturis and cash to Pittsburgh on Thursday in a deal that could free the Pirates to trade former All-Star Jack Wilson.
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Pedro Martinez picked the New York Mets over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox dealt Carlos Lee to Milwaukee for Scott Podsednik and a reliever on Monday as baseball&#39;s annual winter meetings finished with many top stars still searching for
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Pittsburgh Pirates reached contract terms Thursday with Dominican-born relievers Jose Mesa and Salomon Torres.
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The Pirates unconditionally released right-handed pitcher Nelson Figueroa on Tuesday.
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Jason Kendall, above, was traded Saturday from Pittsburgh to Oakland. The deal gave the Athletics one of baseball&#39;s best top-of-the-lineup hitters and most durable catchers and partly freed the Pirates of their biggest financial burden.
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Prized free agent Adrian Beltre and the Seattle Mariners agreed to a &#36;64 million, five-year deal Thursday, The Associated Press learned.