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Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by admin

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) — The New York Mets have picked up  
the 2009 signing option of first baseman Carlos Delgado. It was
worth $12 million.
“We wanted to let him know as quickly as allowed that we  
wanted him back,” General Manager Omar Minaya told New York Newsday.
The move followed the [...]

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Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by admin

CHICAGO, Oct. 30 (UPI) — The Chicago White Sox will not  
sign prolific home run hitter Ken Griffey Jr. for the 2009 season,
the team said Thursday.
The decision means the 38-year-old outfielder becomes a free  
agent, free to work out a deal with the team of his choice. The
possible hall of famer [...]

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Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by admin

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 30 (UPI) — Ken Macha, who won a pair of  
division titles while managing the Oakland Athletics, is set to
become the next manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Milwaukee fired Manager Ned Yost with 12 games left in the  
regular season. Dale Sveum took over the team for the end of the [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 30th October 2008 by admin

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29 (UPI) — Pedro Feliz drove in the  
go-ahead run in the seventh Wednesday, lifting Philadelphia to a 4-3
win over Tampa Bay and the World Series championship.
For the second time in their 125-year history, the Phillies  
claimed the Major League Baseball title and did so by finishing off
a bizarre [...]

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Posted on Monday, 27th October 2008 by admin

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (UPI) — Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad  
Lidge Monday was named the major leagues’ best relief pitcher for
2008 in voting by fans.
Lidge was named the winner of the “DHL Presents the Major  
League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award,” emblematic of the
most-outstanding relief pitcher of the season. [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 25th October 2008 by admin

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman  
Albert Pujols was named Saturday the 2008 winner of the Roberto
Clemente Award.
The award goes annually to the Major League player who  
combines outstanding play on the field with devoted work in the
community.
Pujols, who hit .357 with 37 homers [...]

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Posted on Sunday, 19th October 2008 by admin

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 20 (UPI) — Tampa Bay’s Matt  
Garza and four relievers held Boston to three hits and the Rays beat
the Red Sox 3-1 Sunday to win the ALCS and move on to the World
Series.
Willie Aybar hit a solo home run and Evan Longoria, with a  
double, and Rocco [...]

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