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Friday, December 29, 2006 News and Notes for the Last Friday of 2006
Hanley Ramirez, this year's top rookie in the National League, will miss the rest of the Dominican winter league season because of a left shoulder strain. The Marlins shortstop is expected to be ready for the start of spring training.
The Florida Marlins today announced the signing of infielder Aaron Boone to a one-year contract. The announcement was made by Marlins Executive Vice President and General Manager Larry Beinfest. Boone, 33, spent the past two seasons with Cleveland, batting .251 with seven home runs and 46 RBI in 104 games last year. He has played 969 ML games with Cincinnati (1997-2003), New York-AL (2003) and Cleveland(2005-06) and was named to the NL All-Star team in 2003. He missed the 2004 season recovering from a pair of left knee surgeries. Primarily a third baseman, Boone has also appeared at second base and shortstop in the Majors, and owns a career .264 average with 115 home runs and 499 RBI. The Milwaukee Brewers today officially signed RHP Jeff Suppan to a four-year contract with a club option for 2011. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Melvin. Suppan passed a physical earlier today in Milwaukee and will be introduced during a press conference to take place at Miller Park at a time to be determined on January 11. Texas Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels announced yesterday the club has signed C Guillermo Quiroz to a major league contract. The club also announced the signing of right-handed pitchers Mike Wood and Willie Eyre to minor league contracts with invites to major league spring training. posted by Joe Hamrahi at 4:33 PM |
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