Instead of negotiating a new multiyear contract with their designated hitter, the Red Sox decide to exercise their $12.5 million option on 34 year-old David Ortiz for the upcoming season. ‘Big Papi,’ who would have preferred a long-term contract, led Boston with 32 homers along with 102 RBIs.

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Instead of negotiating a new multiyear contract with their designated hitter, the Red Sox decide to exercise their $12.5 million option on 34 year-old David Ortiz for the upcoming season. ‘Big Papi,’ who would have preferred a long-term contract, led Boston with 32 homers along with 102 RBIs.

Less than a week after being named the World Series MVP, Edgar Renteria is let go by the San Francisco Giants, who buy out his option for next season. Bothered by frequent injuries over recent years, Renteria is contemplating retirement but will come back to play for the Cincinnati Reds in 2011.

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Less than a week after being named the World Series MVP, Edgar Renteria is let go by the San Francisco Giants, who buy out his option for next season. Bothered by frequent injuries over recent years, Renteria is contemplating retirement but will come back to play for the Cincinnati Reds in 2011.

Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson dies in Thousand Oaks, California at 76. Nicknamed “Captain Hook” for his tendency to remove his starting pitchers early in the game – now standard practice – he was the first manager to win over 100 games in a season in both leagues, and the first to lead teams from both leagues to World Championships, doing so with Cincinnati in 1975 and 1976, and with Detroit in 1984.

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Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson dies in Thousand Oaks, California at 76. Nicknamed “Captain Hook” for his tendency to remove his starting pitchers early in the game – now standard practice – he was the first manager to win over 100 games in a season in both leagues, and the first to lead teams from both leagues to World Championships, doing so with Cincinnati in 1975 and 1976, and with Detroit in 1984.