Ruth home run bat fetches $1.3 million
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A piece of sports history fetches more than auction house estimated but doesn&#39;t break record. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The bat Babe Ruth used to hit the first home run at Yankee Stadium sold for nearly $1.3
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.  -- Barry Bonds finally signed his $15.8 million, one-year contract Thursday, and the slugger is scheduled to report to spring training Monday.
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The Giants' Barry Bonds hit his 731st career home run yesterday in San Francisco, pulling the slugger within 24 of tying home run king Hank Aaron 's record 755.
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The Boston Red Sox knew they were getting a big-game pitcher when they paid $103 million to lure Daisuke Matsuzaka from Japan. They got a big-game hitter thrown in for free.
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The contract that sent slugger Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees and started the legendary curse on the Red Sox that kept them from winning the World Series, has failed to sell on an Internet auction site, where bids had topped $1
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Willie Randolph is guaranteed &#36;1,875,000 under his three-year contract with the New York Mets, one of the richest deals for a first-year manager.
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Right-hander Matt Clement and the Boston Red Sox are closing in on a three-year contract worth $25 million, according to reports citing his agent.
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The Curse of the Bambino may have  ended this year but Babe Ruth proved to have plenty of clout at  the auction table as the bat he used to hit the first homer at  Yankee Stadium sold for $1.265 million on Thursday.
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As priceless as winning the franchise's first World Series in 86 years may have seemed, the Red Sox yesterday absorbed a $3.1 million tax for exceeding baseball's $120.5 million payroll threshold by $14 million.
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The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to an $800,000, one-year deal with third baseman Russell Branyan on Wednesday. Branyan hit .234 with 11 homers and 27 RBIs in 51 games for the Brewers last season after a trade from Cleveland.
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The bidding war for Barry Bonds&#39; 700th home run baseball has entered the big leagues. In just over six hours, the top bid passed the $100,000 mark and was up to $119,674 late Monday night.
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Barry Bonds' 715th home run ball,  which lifted the San Francisco Giants slugger past Babe Ruth on  all-time home run list, sold for $220,100 on Thursday in an  eBay Inc. auction.
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Eric Chavez had a new challenger for the Gold Glove award this past season, when Alex Rodriguez, the highest-paid player in the game moved from shortstop to third base upon joining the Yankees.
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The right-hander, joining the Yankees on his 29th birthday, received a three-year contract worth a reported $21 million. Wright pitched for the Atlanta Braves last season, when
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San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds hit his 700th career home run on Friday to join  Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth as the only major league players to  reach the milestone.
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Barry Bonds is three home runs away from joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth in baseball&#39;s 700 club. Bonds hit his 697th homer in the San Francisco Giants&#39; 18-7 home victory over Arizona on Friday night, a two
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Barry Bonds hit his 751st home run on Tuesday night, pulling himself within four of Hank Aaron's record.