TheĀ YankeesĀ release outfielderĀ Ruben RiveraĀ for stealingĀ Derek Jeterā€™sĀ mittĀ out of his locker, and selling it on the black market for $2,500. There are rumors that Rivera also took other memorabilia items, such as things belonging toĀ Roger Clemens, but Clemens denies it. Rivera had been signed to a one-year contract for $1 million.

ByTom

TheĀ YankeesĀ release outfielderĀ Ruben RiveraĀ for stealingĀ Derek Jeterā€™sĀ mittĀ out of his locker, and selling it on the black market for $2,500. There are rumors that Rivera also took other memorabilia items, such as things belonging toĀ Roger Clemens, but Clemens denies it. Rivera had been signed to a one-year contract for $1 million.

The Red Sox replace Joe Kerrigan with Grady Little

The Red Sox replace Joe Kerrigan with Grady Little

ByThis Day in Baseball

The Red Sox replace Joe Kerrigan, who was fired last week, with Grady Little, who will manage the team for two years, compiling a 188-136 (.580) record and making one appearance in the postseason as the AL wild card. The once-popular skipperā€™s contract will not be renewed for 2004 when he becomes the target of fansā€™ angst for not pulling out starter Pedro Martinez with a three-run lead in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the ALCS, a contest Boston will eventually lose in the eleventh on Aaron Booneā€™s walk-off home run.