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| Curt Schilling calls it a career |
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03/23/2009 |
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| ears of playing professional baseball in front of the world's best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement official." Schilling, who spent the last four years of his 20-year big league career with the Boston Red Sox, did not pitch last season because of a shoulder injury that eventually required surgery in June. Just before undergoing the procedure, the veteran hurler thought he might not pitch again. The 42-year-old right-hander last pitched during the 2007 ca |
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| Youkilis to miss rest of WBC with ankle injury |
MLB Baseball |
03/19/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (BettingExpress) - Boston Red Sox and Team USA first baseman Kevin Youkilis will miss the rest of the World Baseball Classic with an ankle injury. Youkilis returned to Fort Myers on Wednesday to have an MRI, which turned up negative. He was examined by the Red Sox medical staff and was diagnosed with a mild left ankle sprain as well as mild Achilles tendinitis in his left foot. Youkilis did not injure the ankle in Tuesday's comeback victory over Puerto Rico but instead, according to the Red Sox, ex |
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| Red Sox place C Bard on waivers |
MLB Baseball |
03/18/2009 |
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| Fort Myers, FL (BettingExpress) - The Boston Red Sox announced on Wednesday that they have placed catcher Josh Bard on unconditional release waivers. The move ends Bard's second stint with the Red Sox. He played in seven games with the club in 2006 before being dealt to San Diego for catcher Doug Mirabelli. Bard, who will turn 31 on March 30, remained with the Padres through 2008, hitting .202 with one home run and 16 runs batted in over 57 games last year. He signed a non-guaranteed one-year contract with a |
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| Milwaukee Brewers |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
03/18/2009 |
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| Claimed pitcher Wes Littleton off waivers from the Boston Red Sox; designated pitcher Eduardo Morlan for assignment. |
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| Red Sox SS Lugo to miss 3-to-4 weeks |
MLB Baseball |
03/17/2009 |
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| Fort Myers, FL (BettingExpress) - Boston Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo will miss the next 3-to-4 weeks after undergoing successful right knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus on Tuesday. The oft-injured Lugo, who was battling it out with Jed Lowrie for the starting shortstop position, hit .268 with one homer and 22 runs batted in over only 82 games last season when he was slowed by a torn quad. Lugo had informed the team about soreness in the knee during Friday's contest against the New York Yankees and unde |
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| BoSox give Lester five-year contract |
MLB Baseball |
03/15/2009 |
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| Fort Myers, FL (BettingExpress) - The Boston Red Sox and pitcher Jon Lester have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with a club option for 2014. Financial terms were not disclosed, but reports last week indicated it to be worth $30 million for the five years and $13 million for the option year. Lester enjoyed a breakout season in 2008, establishing himself as one of the elite pitchers in the American League. In a career-high 33 starts, he posted a record of 16-6 with a 3.21 earned run average. The 25-ye |
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| Pedroia out of WBC, Roberts in |
MLB Baseball |
03/14/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (BettingExpress) - Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was taken off the American roster in the World Baseball Classic with a left oblique strain. Pedroia said he felt a tweak in batting practice before Team USA's game against Puerto Rico, and he will be replaced on the roster by Baltimore's Brian Roberts. In first-round play, Pedroia had a pair of doubles in 16 at- bats. "Pedroia was diagnosed with a minor strain in his lower left abdominal region," the team said in a released statement. |
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| Gonzalez hits two home runs in Mexico's elimination of South Africa |
WBC |
03/10/2009 |
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| ft Ngoepe was 2-for-3 with a triple, knocking in one while Anthony Phillips and Jonathan Phillips also collected an RBI in the loss. South Africa was also drubbed on Sunday, as it surrendered a tournament record six home runs in an 8-1 loss to Cuba. Boston Red Sox farmhand Justin Erasmus was touched for three runs on five hits and a walk in his three-inning start, picking up the loss for South Africa, which lost all three of its WBC games in 2006. Mexico clung to only a 3-2 lead entering the seventh but score |
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| Mexico hopes to bounce back against South Africa at Foro Sol Stadium |
WBC |
03/09/2009 |
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| nament record six home runs in an 8-1 loss to Cuba. Barry Armitage was tagged with the loss and surrendered five runs on eight hits in three-plus innings for South Africa, which lost all three of its WBC games in 2006. Heading to the hill tonight for South Africa will 19-year-old Boston Red Sox farmhand Justin Erasmus. Tonight's loser will be eliminated from the tournament, while the winner will play the loser between Cuba and Australia on Wednesday for the right to advance from the pool to the second round. |
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| Report: Red Sox give Lester five-year extension |
MLB Baseball |
03/08/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (BettingExpress) - The Boston Red Sox have reportedly extended pitcher Jon Lester's contract for five years through 2013 with a team option for 2014. According to Yahoo! Sports, the first five years of the deal are worth $30 million and the option year is for $13 million, all of it pending a physical. Lester enjoyed a breakout season in 2008, establishing himself as one of the elite pitchers in the American League. In a career-high 33 starts, the 25- year-old posted career-bests of 14 wins, 210 1/ |
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