Notebook: Lopez makes it to big leagues
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In a season that is a story of disappointment overall, the Mariners have had a few feel-good stories, including that of Mickey Lopez.
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Rodrigo Lopez shut down the Yankees into the eighth inning, outpitching Kevin Brown and leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-1 victory Friday night that cut New York's AL East lead over Boston to 2 1/2 games.
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This time, it was Robin Lopez's turn to shine.
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By JOHN NADEL  VERO BEACH, Fla. - Matt White, a journeyman pitcher trying to make the Los Angeles Dodgers, could become baseball's first billionaire player.  It has nothing to do with his arm. He owns a rock quarry in western Massachusetts.
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The Boston Red Sox sent righty David Riske to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday for lefty Javier Lopez in a trade of relievers.
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When Greg Dobbs and Jeremy Reed were called into Tacoma manager Dan Rohn&#39;s office on Sunday afternoon, they knew why. So did Mickey Lopez.
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The way Alex Rodriguez jumped out of the batter&#39;s box in the ninth inning last night, he looked as happy as a little leaguer after his first big hit.
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Finally, Randy Johnson is close to becoming a Yankee. The Yankees yesterday reached agreement on the players in a three-team blockbuster that would land the coveted lefthander, Newsday learned last night.
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Dodgers rookie Russell Martin has drawn praise this season for his work behind the plate. His offense has been a bonus.
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Javy Lopez , brought in early last month to plug the gap when catcher Jason Varitek went down with a knee injury, was released yesterday, as the Red Sox brought back Ken Huckaby from Triple A Pawtucket.
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There is a new milestone in baseball &#151; 500 saves. Trevor Hoffman became the first big leaguer to reach that mark when he got a save in the San Diego Padres' 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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HIS could be the big one. This could be the Hurricane Ivan of sports, the perfect storm that levels the landscape of a formerly major league.
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The split between the Reds and Barry Larkin left the club with two very big holes to fill. The obvious one is at shortstop. The less obvious one is in the clubhouse - where he was the undisputed
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Jose Lopez drives in Ichiro Suzuki in the bottom of the 11th inning to give Seattle a 2-1 victory over Boston on Wednesday.
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It's a relatively recent story, and a familiar one. The Red Sox had two big sluggers in the middle of their lineup -- one a lefthanded hitter, the other a righty, both .300 hitters, one a former MVP, one who would soon be named one. They were the linchpins of a Sox team that had high hopes of playing deep ...
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Here's a list of Major League Baseball players listed in the Mitchell Report.
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Robin Ventura spent four-plus seasons of his decorated career with one New York team or another. It was a time when he still was a marquee major leaguer and the idea of becoming a role player was utterly foreign to him.