Royals hire Hillman as manager
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Trey Hillman has a daunting task. It's his turn to try leading the Kansas City Royals back to respectability. A winner in Japan and in the minor leagues with the New York Yankees, Hillman was hired Friday to take over a long-struggling Royals team that hasn't been to the playoffs since the late Dick Howser guided Kansas City to the 1985 World Series title.
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Texas Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo interviewed with the New York Mets on Friday, the second candidate to apply for the managerial opening since the firing of Art Howe.
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The Mets introduced Willie Randolph as their new manager Thursday afternoon, giving the Brooklyn native a big welcome in a press conference at Shea Stadium&#39;s Diamond Club.
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Charlie Manuel was hired by the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday to replace Larry Bowa as manager, taking over a talented but underachieving club that hasn&#39;t reached the playoffs since 1993.
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General manager Omar Minaya interviewed Jim Riggleman for the Mets&#39; vacant managerial spot yesterday, and minor-league manager and former Mets second baseman Wally Backman will be interviewed today.
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Brian Cashman's job is safe &#151; at least for now. The rest of the New York Yankees have plenty to worry about this winter. Soon after the Yankees completed a historic collapse against Boston in the AL playoffs, volatile owner George Steinbrenner told Cashman, the team's general manager, that he will not be fired before next season.
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Dec 7, 2004 - KANSAS CITY ROYALS Agreed to terms with RHP Kevin Appier on a minor league contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS Named Von Hayes manager and Javier Alvidrez trainer of Midland of the Texas League, Todd
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The New York Mets introduced Omar Minaya as the club's vice president of baseball operations and general manager on Thursday.
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One of the criticisms of the Red Sox around baseball has been the team's lack of veteran advisers, particularly since Bill Lajoie left to join the Dodgers. Former Kansas City Royals general manager Allard Baird has served as a special adviser to Theo Epstein the past few months, and while Baird's contract expires Oct. 31, he could assume a bigger ...
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Kansas City outfielder Matt Stairs signed a one-year contract extension Wednesday that will keep him under contract with the Royals through 2005.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Mets on Thursday  introduced Willie Randolph as their 18th manager in franchise  history.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Washington&#39;s baseball team, formerly the Montreal Expos, has found a general manager for the time being at least.
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Former major league infielder Wally Backman was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. &quot;We all feel very fortunate to have had a managerial candidate like Wally
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The Arizona Diamondbacks made a new contract offer to slugger Richie Sexson on Tuesday, and planned interviews with two of the three finalists to become the team's manager.
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While manager Terry Francona has determined that a pat on the back will be a good start to his communication with Japanese pitchers Hideki Okajima and -- potentially -- Daisuke Matsuzaka, Curt Schilling has decided that a little more than that will be needed. So Schilling has commenced his studying.
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PHOENIX -- Wally Backman was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, taking over a team coming off one of the worst seasons in major league history.
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The Reds ended the Austin Kearns&#39; experiment at third base today when they signed free agent Joe Randa to a one-year deal. Randa, 35, hit .287 with eight home runs and 56 RBI in 128 games with the Kansas City Royals last year.