Royals hire Hillman as manager
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The Kansas City Royals have appointed Trey Hillman as manager in place of Buddy Bell, who resigned at the end of the regular season.
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Wally Backman is introduced as the new manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks during a news conference on Nov. 1, 2004, in Phoenix. Backman was fired Friday, Nov. 5, by the club.
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The Toronto Blue Jays dealt Shea  Hillenbrand to the San Francisco Giants late on Friday, just  two days after the American League team designated him for  assignment after a clash with team management.
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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has managed 15 seasons, won a World Series title and been named Manager of the Year twice.
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NEW YORK - Willie Randolph was named manager of the New York Mets yesterday and will take over a troubled team trying to compete with its crosstown rival for success, free agents and fans.
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Bob Melvin became available on the managerial, free-agent market on Monday, and although the Diamondbacks wouldn&#39;t say publicly whether they have interest in their former bench coach, it&#39;s safe to assume they do after he was fired as skipper of the
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The Diamondbacks will replace Wally Backman as manager, The Sporting News has confirmed, and his replacement will be Bob Melvin, according to the East Valley Tribune.
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Royals 10, Rangers 2 At Kansas City, Calvin Pickering drove in six runs with a grand slam and a two-run home run yesterday in his first major-league appearance in almost three years to
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NEW YORK - The New York Mets are revamping their front office for the second straight offseason, hiring Omar Minaya from the Montreal Expos to become the head of baseball operations.
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Trey Hillman has a daunting task. It's his turn to try leading the Kansas City Royals back to respectability. A winner in Japan and in the minor leagues with the New York Yankees, Hillman was hired Friday to take over a long-struggling Royals team that hasn't been to the playoffs since the late Dick Howser guided Kansas City to the 1985 World Series title.
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com. Newly named Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin admitted that the conditions of his hiring Friday were unusual, but he was thrilled to be at the helm, despite having lost the job to Wally Backman four days ago.
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Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals have extended the contract of outfielder Matt Stairs through the 2005 season.
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When John Thomson got the call last week from his agent and was told that the Kansas City Royals wanted to sign him, it didn't dawn on him that his new manager was going to be his old one. The reunion of Thomson and Buddy Bell went well. The right-hander won in his Royals debut, outpitching John Lackey in a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Washington&#39;s baseball team, formerly the Montreal Expos, has found a general manager for the time being at least.
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If the Mets had any problems with the fact that Omar Minaya had hired a career Yankee as the club&#39;s new manager, it wasn&#39;t obvious Thursday morning.
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Brian Cashman didn't lose his job because the Yankees lost control of the American League Championship Series. Owner George Steinbrenner has told the team's general manager that he will not be fired before next season. Cashman, who expected to be summoned to Tampa for meetings soon, believes he knows what he needs to look for in the offseason. &quot;It'll be ...
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The Kansas City Royals activated left-hander Jeremy Affeldt from the disabled list Saturday and optioned right-hander Jorge Vasquez to Double-A Wichita.