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Red Sox give AL MVP Pedroia a 6-year, $40.5M deal
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12.3.2008 : 6:30 pm
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BOSTON -- Dustin Pedroia has a Rookie of the Year award, an MVP, a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger and, of course, a World Series ring. And now he's got the big-bucks contract befitting one of the most decorated young players in baseball. The Red Sox second baseman, who earned $457,000 last season while winning the AL Most Valuable Player award, agreed Wednesday to a $40.5 million, six-year contract that could keep in Boston through at least 2014.
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Hampton signs 1-year deal with Astros
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12.3.2008 : 1:30 pm
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HOUSTON -- Oft-injured Mike Hampton finalized a one-year, $2 million deal with the Houston Astros on Wednesday, hoping to resurrect his career in the place where he became a prominent big league pitcher.
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Report: White Sox's move to Glendale can proceed
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12.3.2008 : 3:10 am
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Chicago White Sox are leaving Tucson, taking with them their balls and bats after the Pima County Board of Supervisors accepted a $5 million buyout.
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Mets: Ballpark will remain Citi Field
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12.2.2008 : 3:20 pm
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NEW YORK -- The New York Mets say the name Citi Field will remain on their new ballpark and believe the struggling bank will survive its current economic crisis following a government bailout.
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Madonna, Alex Rodriguez in Mexico City
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11.30.2008 : 9:25 pm
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MEXICO CITY -- A-Rod and Madonna were together -- in the same city, anyway. New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was in the Mexican capital on the same weekend the pop star was performing there. It wasn't immediately known if the All-Star third baseman and Madonna met while in Mexico City.
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Judge lifts restrictions on BALCO testimony
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11.26.2008 : 9:41 pm
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Thousands of pages of grand jury testimony related to the long-running steroids investigation of Barry Bonds and other athletes were unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge.
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Marlins ballpark opening delayed to 2012
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11.25.2008 : 4:26 pm
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MIAMI -- The Florida Marlins' new ballpark won't open until the 2012 season, a one-year delay because a recent court challenge slowed the start of construction.
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Phillies 2B Utley has surgery on right hip
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11.25.2008 : 2:56 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has had arthroscopic hip surgery and is expected to need four to six months to recover.
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Pirates sign Indian _ not Cleveland _ pitchers
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11.25.2008 : 6:45 am
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pirates. They are believed to be the first athletes from India to sign professional baseball contracts outside their country.
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Dodgers' Billingsley has surgery after fall
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11.23.2008 : 12:58 am
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LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley had surgery on Saturday after fracturing his leg in a fall at his Pennsylvania home. Team spokesman Josh Rawitch said that the 24-year-old Billingsley slipped on ice outside his house in Reading, Pa., and suffered a spiral fracture of the fibula in his left leg on Friday.
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Yankees control shifts to Steinbrenner's son Hal
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11.20.2008 : 9:45 pm
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NEW YORK -- For more than three decades, George Steinbrenner's imprints were all over the New York Yankees. Blockbuster trades, pricey signings, hirings, firings -- they all needed his OK.
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Hal Steinbrenner: Offer to CC will have time limit
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11.20.2008 : 8:08 pm
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NEW YORK -- CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal. "We've made him an offer. It's not going to be there forever," Hal Steinbrenner said Thursday after he was approved as the team's new controlling owner during a meeting at Major League Baseball headquarters.
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Mussina calls it a career after first 20-win year
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11.20.2008 : 7:15 pm
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NEW YORK -- Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse.
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Phillies Utley (hip), Feliz (back) to have surgery
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11.20.2008 : 3:39 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- Three-time All-Star Chase Utley, who anchored the middle of the lineup for the World Series champion Phillies, will have surgery and may not be ready for the start of the 2009 regular season.
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Mussina calls it a career after first 20-win year
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11.20.2008 : 1:27 pm
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NEW YORK -- New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina announced his retirement Thursday even as he comes off his first 20-win season. Mussina, who turns 40 next month, was 270-153 with a 3.68 ERA in 18 seasons in the majors. He becomes the first pitcher to retire after a 20-win season since Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax in 1966.
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Red Sox trade Coco Crisp to Royals for reliever
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11.19.2008 : 9:03 pm
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez on Wednesday. Kansas City was 12th among 14 AL teams in runs last season and added power last month, obtaining first baseman Mike Jacobs from Florida.
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Wakamatsu hired to manage Mariners
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11.19.2008 : 9:00 pm
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SEATTLE -- Don Wakamatsu is proud to be the first Asian-American manager in major league history. He's also keenly aware of what his grandparents endured, generations before he took over the Seattle Mariners.
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Seattle Mariners name Don Wakamatsu as manager
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11.19.2008 : 1:23 pm
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SEATTLE -- Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners.
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Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP
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11.18.2008 : 8:49 pm
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NEW YORK -- Dustin Pedroia could easily be mistaken for a mechanic, carpenter or plumber, most anything except a major leaguer. "I'm not the biggest guy in the world. I don't have that many tools," he said. "If you saw me walking down the street, you wouldn't think I'm a baseball player."
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Dempster, Cubs agree to $52 million, 4-year deal
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11.18.2008 : 7:25 pm
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CHICAGO -- Ryan Dempster made the successful switch from closer to starter this season, winning 17 games and helping the Chicago Cubs compile the best record in the National League.
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Red Sox 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP
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11.18.2008 : 2:07 pm
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NEW YORK -- Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has won the American League Most Valuable Player award. Pedroia got 16 of the 28 first-place votes and easily beat out Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau.
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Pujols wins NL MVP award, Howard finishes second
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11.18.2008 : 12:26 am
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NEW YORK -- Albert Pujols views MVP voting a little differently these days. "You have to consider everything. You have to put all the numbers together," the St. Louis star said Monday after powering past Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard to win the award for the second time.
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Giants add LHP Jeremy Affeldt to bullpen
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11.17.2008 : 9:45 pm
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Jeremy Affeldt had considered looking for a job as a closer this offseason. Then San Francisco offered a contract the reliever couldn't pass up.
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Nick Swisher acquired by Yankees from White Sox
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11.13.2008 : 11:37 pm
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NEW YORK -- Nick Swisher became the first part of the New York Yankees' offseason makeover when he was acquired from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in a five-player trade.
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Johnson becomes free agent, talks with D-Backs end
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11.13.2008 : 8:05 pm
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PHOENIX -- Randy Johnson filed for free agency on Thursday after failing to reach a contract agreement to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Gardenhire gets 2-year extension from Twins
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11.13.2008 : 7:38 pm
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Ron Gardenhire figures he has one thing left to do as manager of the Minnesota Twins. "It's a very young and exciting team and, if we can fill in a couple of holes, we believe we are going to be right there with this team and win a World Series," Gardenhire said Thursday in a statement issued by the club after he agreed to a two-year contract extension.
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Indians lefty Cliff Lee wins AL Cy Young Award
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11.13.2008 : 5:31 pm
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NEW YORK -- Cliff Lee went from the minor leagues to the pinnacle of pitching in one fantastic year. Now, he's eager to repeat his award-winning performance. Lee took the American League Cy Young Award in a runaway Thursday, capping a dominant comeback season that made him the second consecutive Cleveland Indians lefty to earn the coveted prize.
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Marlins trade reliever Kevin Gregg to Cubs
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11.13.2008 : 4:56 pm
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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Kevin Gregg in a trade with the Florida Marlins on Thursday, a move that appears to end Kerry Wood's career with the team. Wood, the 1998 NL Rookie of the Year who saved 34 games this year, had been the longest-tenured player on the Cubs. General manager Jim Hendry said Wood was deserving of a three- or four-year deal and the Cubs are not prepared to offer him one.
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Ruth monument packed up
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11.12.2008 : 5:50 pm
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NEW YORK -- The Babe moved Wednesday. Workers removed and crated the Babe Ruth monument that was first installed at Yankee Stadium in April 1949. In center field through the 1973 season, the tribute was relocated to Monument Park behind the left-field fence when the ballpark reopened in 1976 following a 2 1/2-year renovation.
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Red Sox hold line on ticket prices
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11.12.2008 : 5:21 pm
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BOSTON -- For the first time in more than a decade, the Boston Red Sox aren't increasing their ticket prices at Fenway Park for the 2009 season.
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Indians pitcher, broadcaster Herb Score dies
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11.11.2008 : 9:18 pm
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CLEVELAND -- Herb Score, the Cleveland Indians pitcher and former broadcaster whose promise on the mound was shattered by a line drive, died Tuesday. He was 75.
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Giants ace Tim Lincecum wins NL Cy Young Award
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11.11.2008 : 9:15 pm
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NEW YORK -- Tim Lincecum was a big winner on a woeful team, which fit him perfectly. Firing 97 mph fastballs from his miniature frame, the National League Cy Young Award recipient is an anomaly in almost every way. Lincecum joined Mike McCormick (1967) as the only San Francisco Giants to win the Cy Young, taking home pitching's highest honor by a comfortable margin Tuesday following his second major league season.
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Twins reliever Pat Neshek expected to miss season
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11.11.2008 : 7:46 pm
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Twins reliever Pat Neshek will have ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow and is expected to miss next season.
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Marlins pitcher Henry Owens suspended 50 games
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11.11.2008 : 5:30 pm
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NEW YORK -- Florida Marlins pitcher Henry Owens was suspended for the first 50 games of next season on Tuesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
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Nationals get Olsen, Willingham from Marlins
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11.11.2008 : 5:28 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Starting pitcher Scott Olsen and outfielder Josh Willingham were traded by the Florida Marlins to the Nationals on Tuesday in a five-player deal that signals the start of Washington's efforts to revamp its roster after a major league-worst 59-102 season.
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Agent: Hoffman era likely over in San Diego
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11.11.2008 : 4:25 pm
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SAN DIEGO -- Trevor Hoffman's record-setting run as San Diego Padres closer is almost certainly over after the team withdrew its contract offer for 2009.
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Mariners to interview 7 in managerial search
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11.10.2008 : 10:55 pm
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SEATTLE -- After a 100-loss season and a seventh consecutive year out of the playoffs, the Mariners appear ready to try something new.
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Phillies to host Braves in 2009 MLB season opener
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11.10.2008 : 5:31 pm
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NEW YORK -- The World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies will host the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball's 2009 opener on April 5.
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Pettitte files for free agency
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11.9.2008 : 6:20 pm
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NEW YORK -- Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte filed for free agency Sunday after repeatedly saying he hopes to return to the club next year.
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Brewers hire Randolph as bench coach
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11.9.2008 : 2:30 am
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MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers hired former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph as bench coach on Saturday. The 54-year Randolph was fired as the Mets manager on June 17. His career record was 302-253 and he led New York to the playoffs in 2006. His .544 winning percentage ranks second to Davey Johnson (.588) in Mets history.
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Mavericks owner Cuban remains interested in Cubs
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11.8.2008 : 6:02 am
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DENVER -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban remains as interested as ever in buying the Chicago Cubs, dismissing a report that Major League Baseball might not want him as an owner.
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Padres exercise $9 million option on Brian Giles
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11.7.2008 : 7:46 pm
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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres on Friday exercised their $9 million option on right fielder Brian Giles, whose .398 on-base percentage was one of the best in baseball.
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Rangers exercise $6.2 million option on Blalock
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11.7.2008 : 7:43 pm
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers on Friday exercised a $6.2 million option on oft-injured infielder Hank Blalock. Blalock has played just 123 games the last two seasons. The two-time All-Star missed 108 days in 2008 after two long stints on the disabled list.
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