Infielder Miguel Cairo and the New York Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday on a $1 million, one-year contract.
Cairo's deal is pending a physical, which likely will take place this week.
He was with the Yankees in 2004, winning the starting job at second base during the second half of the season and winding up with a .292 average and 42 RBIs. He wanted to re-sign but the Yankees balked at his contract request last December and instead signed Tony Womack, who lost his job one month into the season and was dealt to Cincinnati this month.
Cairo landed with the New York Mets as a backup infielder and outfielder, and he batted .251 with 19 RBIs.
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Johnny Damon arrived in NYC late Wednesday night with his face clean shaven and a haircut you could set your watch to in preparation for his official introduction as a New York Yankee.
Although George Steinbrenner said he had spoken with Damon on Wednesday, GM Brian Cashman continued to decline comment on the Bombers' newest signing, saying, "I've got to let the process play out before I comment on that player."
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The Mariners took a chance on Matt Lawton, agreeing Thursday to a $400,000, one-year contract with a player who will start next season under suspension because of steroid use.
The commissioner's office announced Nov. 2 that Lawton tested positive for steroids, a substance identified as boldenone, which is used by veterinarians.
"I made a terrible and foolish mistake that I will regret for the rest of my life," Lawton said at the time of his suspension.
Because he tested positive under the 2005 program, Lawton will miss the first 10 days of next season instead of 50 games, the penalty called for under the toughened agreement players and owners adopted under pressure from politicians.
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Yankees Dec 2005 Archive
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ESPN | Dec 22, 2005
Matt Lawton admitted that he took the veterinary steroid boldenone last season, just before he was suspended for 10 days for violating Major League Baseball's steroids policy.
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NY Times | Dec 22, 2005
Scott Boras, who also represents Bernie Williams, said that Williams and the Yankees had agreed on a one-year, $1.
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MLB.com | Dec 21, 2005
Brian Cashman has focused squarely on his bullpen this winter, and the Yankees general manager made yet another move to bolster that area on Tuesday.
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ESPN | Dec 21, 2005
The New York Yankees grabbed center fielder Johnny Damon away from the rival Boston Red Sox, reaching a preliminary agreement Tuesday night on a $52 million, four-year contract.
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NY Post | Dec 19, 2005
Free-agent reliever Octavio Dotel will most likely choose a team today, and the Yankees felt they were "very much in it," a local source told The Post yesterday.
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Newsday | Dec 18, 2005
Red Sox owner John Henry recently injected himself into the Johnny Damon negotiations.
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AP | Dec 17, 2005
Ron Villone went to his first game at Yankee Stadium in 1976, when New York was starting a run of four AL pennants and two World Series titles in a six-season span.
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ESPN | Dec 16, 2005
"I am proud to be an American citizen and to have a Dominican legacy. My commitment to baseball is secondary to honoring my patriotic duties to my country and my ancestors."
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NY Post | Dec 16, 2005
Nomar Garciaparra is getting closer to deciding where he is going to play next year.
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ESPN | Dec 15, 2005
Nomar Garciaparra's agent, Arn Tellem, told ESPN.
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NY Post | Dec 14, 2005
Joe Torre's voice could be the difference between Nomar Garciaparra landing in The Bronx or going to Cleveland or Houston to play the outfield.
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Newsday | Dec 14, 2005
According to multiple officials familiar with the situation, the Yankees manager reached out to free-agent centerfielder Johnny Damon.
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NY Post | Dec 13, 2005
The Yankees are considering signing the 32-year-old Nomar Garciaparra to play first base and several industry sources indicated an offer has been made.
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NY Post | Dec 10, 2005
Carl Pavano could be shopped, though teams have to be wary of a right shoulder problem that forced him appear in only 17 games and none after mid-June.
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AP | Dec 8, 2005
The New York Yankees traded Tony Womack to the Cincinnati Reds for a pair of 24-year-old prospects on Thursday, getting rid of the second baseman-turned-outfielder just one season after signing him.
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AP | Dec 8, 2005
Bernie Williams might be back with the New York Yankees.
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Newsday | Dec 7, 2005
In something of an about-face, Damon sounded frustrated enough to leave the organization for which he became world champion, chief Idiot and marketable marquee man.
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Newsday | Dec 6, 2005
Arn Tellem called Brian Cashman not too long ago and asked him to consider Nomar Garciaparra as a possible solution to the Yankees' centerfield vacancy.
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ESPN | Dec 4, 2005
The New York Yankees lost between $50 million and $85 million for the 2005 season, the New York Daily News reported Sunday.
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Newsday | Dec 3, 2005
The Yankees also remain entrenched in the market for a new centerfielder, with trades for Philadelphia's Jason Michaels and Florida's Juan Pierre remaining possible.
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WFAN | Dec 2, 2005
WFAN has learned that free-agent pitcher Kyle Farnsworth has reached a tentative agreement to sign with the New York Yankees.
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NY Post | Dec 2, 2005
The last time Juan Pierre played center field in Yankee Stadium, he helped the Marlins win the 2003 World Series.
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AP | Dec 2, 2005
Philadelphia has reached a preliminary agreement with Tom Gordon on an $18 million, three-year contract on Thursday, giving the team a replacement for departed closer Billy Wagner.
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NY Times | Dec 1, 2005
Nomar Garciaparra, a free agent, wants teams to know he would switch positions.
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AJC | Dec 1, 2005
Kyle Farnsworth has let the Braves know that he will be signing a three-year offer to become Mariano Rivera's set-up man in the Bronx.
