Free agent pitcher Kevin Millwood signs a one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians. The 30-year-old starter missed nearly all of the last two months this past season with the Philadelphia Phillies due to acute tendonitis in his right elbow.

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Free agent pitcher Kevin Millwood signs a one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians. The 30-year-old starter missed nearly all of the last two months this past season with the Philadelphia Phillies due to acute tendonitis in his right elbow.

After ending a 17-year Fall Classic drought, the St. Louis Cardinals and manager Tony LaRussa agree to a contract extension. LaRussa, who piloted the team to 105 wins this season and has been in the postseason five of the nine seasons with St. Louis, is now signed through 2007.

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After ending a 17-year Fall Classic drought, the St. Louis Cardinals and manager Tony LaRussa agree to a contract extension. LaRussa, who piloted the team to 105 wins this season and has been in the postseason five of the nine seasons with St. Louis, is now signed through 2007.

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Hopes of retaining free agent center fielder Carlos Beltran are dashed when the deadline to re-sign him expires. Beltran had rejected a reported seven-year $105 million dollar offer, the richest in club history, before signing with the New York Mets a few days later. 

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Hopes of retaining free agent center fielder Carlos Beltran are dashed when the deadline to re-sign him expires. Beltran had rejected a reported seven-year $105 million dollar offer, the richest in club history, before signing with the New York Mets a few days later.