SBC announces the San Francisco home of the Giants will getting its third name in three years. The corporation will adopt the better known AT&T brand for its identity as the result of the likely merger of the two companies planned for later this year.

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SBC announces the San Francisco home of the Giants will getting its third name in three years. The corporation will adopt the better known AT&T brand for its identity as the result of the likely merger of the two companies planned for later this year.

Third baseman Vinny Castilla is traded by the Washington Nationals to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Brian Lawrence and cash considerations.

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Third baseman Vinny Castilla is traded by the Washington Nationals to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Brian Lawrence and cash considerations.

Former Kansas City Royals manager Tony Peña is hired by the New York Yankees as their first base coach and says he likely will withdraw as a candidate to manage the Dominican Republic in next year’s inaugural World Baseball Classic.

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Former Kansas City Royals manager Tony Peña is hired by the New York Yankees as their first base coach and says he likely will withdraw as a candidate to manage the Dominican Republic in next year’s inaugural World Baseball Classic.

Roberto Alomar and Danny Bautista are reinstated from the voluntary retired list by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and the pair file for free agency.

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Roberto Alomar and Danny Bautista are reinstated from the voluntary retired list by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and the pair file for free agency.

Former Houston Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker is named senior vice president of baseball operations for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, giving the club a proven front office executive to work with the club’s young and inexperienced head of baseball operations.

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Former Houston Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker is named senior vice president of baseball operations for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, giving the club a proven front office executive to work with the club’s young and inexperienced head of baseball operations.