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| Dodgers name Jamie McCourt CEO, Mannion President and COO |
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03/17/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Tuesday that Jamie McCourt has been named the club's chief executive officer and Dennis Mannion president and chief operating officer. "Jamie has done an outstanding job of assembling a talented management team, fostering a positive culture, and building a first-class business operation," said Dodgers owner Frank McCourt. "We all now look forward to Jamie and Dennis taking the organization to new heights." Jamie McCourt was named president of |
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| Red Sox SS Lugo to miss 3-to-4 weeks |
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03/17/2009 |
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| ormed the team about soreness in the knee during Friday's contest against the New York Yankees and underwent an MRI exam. Surgery was performed after the initial diagnosis. The procedure was done by Dr. Thomas Gill in Boston, where Lugo is expected to stay for the next week before returning to Boston's spring training complex in Fort Myers. In 1,149 career games, the middle infielder has a .271 batting average with 77 home runs, 431 RBI and 184 stolen bases with Houston, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston. |
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| What's another week? Manny out with hamstring injury |
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03/16/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez will be held out for at least one week of spring training action due to a left hamstring injury. Ramirez, who agreed to a contract earlier in the month with LA after lengthy negotiations, played his first game of the spring in the outfield on Sunday before being pulled due to the injury. After being dealt from Boston to the Dodgers just before the trade deadline last season, Ramirez carried Los Angeles to an NL West title by hitting .396 |
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| Padres sign RP Sanchez |
MLB Baseball |
03/16/2009 |
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| jury that occurred in spring training. He also missed the final two months of the 2006 campaign because of a shoulder injury suffered in a taxi cab accident in Florida. The 29-year-old was acquired by the Mets as part of a four-player trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 4, 2006 and had a 5-1 record with a 2.60 ERA during the '06 season prior to the accident. Over six major league seasons, Sanchez is 18-10 with a 3.91 ERA in 276 appearances, all out of the bullpen, with Arizona, Pittsburgh, the Dodgers an |
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| Manny's debut delayed by hamstring |
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03/12/2009 |
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| Glendale, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez had his spring training debut put on hold because of a hamstring injury. Ramirez, who agreed to a contract only last week after lengthy negotiations, was set to be the designated hitter for Thursday's spring game against the WBC team from Korea. Dodgers manager Joe Torre decided to scratch Ramirez, who said his hamstring tightened up during baserunning drills earlier Thursday morning. |
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| Mets part ways with P Sanchez |
MLB Baseball |
03/10/2009 |
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| jury that occurred in spring training. He also missed the final two months of the 2006 campaign because of a shoulder injury suffered in a taxi cab accident in Florida. The 29-year-old was acquired by the Mets as part of a four-player trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 4, 2006 and had a 5-1 record with a 2.60 ERA during the '06 season prior to the accident. Over six major league seasons, Sanchez is 18-10 with a 3.91 ERA in 276 appearances, all out of the bullpen, with Arizona, Pittsburgh, the Dodgers an |
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| Renowned pinch-hitter Mark Sweeney retires, joins Dodgers' staff |
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03/06/2009 |
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| Glendale, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Mark Sweeney, considered one of the best pinch-hitters in MLB history, retired on Friday and joined the Los Angeles Dodgers field staff as an assistant coach. "We are excited to be able to keep Mark Sweeney in the Dodger organization and we congratulate him on his retirement from his playing career," said Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti. "With 14 years of big league experience, he will bring some very valuable baseball knowledge to our staff." Sweeney ranks second all-time in |
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| A's agree to terms with Garciaparra |
MLB Baseball |
03/06/2009 |
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| reed to terms on a one-year contract with infielder Nomar Garciaparra, the team announced Friday. The Garciaparra deal comes the same week that Oakland agreed to terms with infielder Orlando Cabrera. In 2008, Garciaparra played just 55 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, mostly at shortstop, hitting .264 with eight homers and 28 runs batted in. The injury-filled season came after he appeared in 243 combined games between 2006 and 2007 for the Dodgers. Garciaparra won the NL Comeback Player of the Year award in 2006 |
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| Ramirez happy to be back with Dodgers |
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03/05/2009 |
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| Glendale, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Manny Ramirez was all smiles as he met the media Thursday in Arizona, one day after finalizing terms of a two-year contract to remain with the Los Angeles Dodgers. "I'm baaaaack," Ramirez said with a smile. "I'm happy to be back." The Dodgers and Ramirez, after four months of haggling, finally ironed out a new contract on Wednesday. It's a two-year deal worth a reported $45 million with a player option -- basically the same Los Angeles offer that was rejected by agent Scott Boras l |
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| Manny saga finally ends with new deal |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbooks) - The Los Angeles Dodgers and 12-time All-Star outfielder Manny Ramirez have finally ironed out a new contract, ending four months of negotiations. It's a two-year contract worth a reported $45 million with a player option -- basically the same Los Angeles offer that was rejected by agent Scott Boras last week. "We are thrilled that Manny wants to be a Dodger and that he has made such a tremendous commitment to the Los Angeles community," said Dodger owner Frank McCourt. "We witnessed |
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