NL | Astros waive Shawn Chacon after confrontation

uy Junior's jersey • Griffey's No. The man that caught Ken Griffey Jr.'s 600th career home run ball has dollar signs in his eyes and his heart set on a big payday. Before Joe Scherer puts the ball up for sale at auction however, Griffey hopes he ...

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Chicago manager Lou Piniella was selected to replace fired New York Mets manager Willie Randolph on the NL coaching staff for next month's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. The decision by Colorado's Clint Hurdle, the NL manager, marks the second ...

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The Florida Marlins fan who says he caught the baseball that Ken Griffey Jr. hit for his 600th career home run plans to sell it in an auction. Joe Scherer said Thursday he decided to put the ball in the Aug. 1 auction after consulting with other ...

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Carlos Zambrano wants to pitch in next month’s All-Star game – to help the Chicago Cubs gain home-field advantage in the World Series. Zambrano is on the 15-day disabled list because of a right shoulder strain and likely will be activated July 4....

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Seventy-eight percent of the staffs at Associated Press Sports Editors newspapers and Web sites are white men, the study found. Just 5 percent of sports staffs are black men and just under 3 percent are Latino men...The report was done by Richard ...

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The Astros suspended Chacon immediately, then put him on waivers Thursday. If no team claims him by Monday, the Astros will try to terminate his contract for cause, which would allow them to avoid paying him nearly $1 million. Chacon told the ...

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Manuel and center fielder Carlos Beltran also were fined by Major League Baseball for arguing with Runge in the fourth inning of the Mets' game against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. Beltran started talking to Runge after he took two called ...

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Manuel and center fielder Carlos Beltran also were fined by Major League Baseball for arguing with Runge in the fourth inning of the Mets' game against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. Beltran started talking to Runge after he took two called ...

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Sports Shawn Chacon was put on waivers Thursday by the Houston Astros, a day after he got into a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade. If another team doesn't claim Chacon by Monday, the Astros say they will release the pitcher and ...

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Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Chacon, upset after getting demoted to the bullpen over ...

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