45-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield announces his retirement after a 19-year career in which he won exactly 200 games.

On February 17 2012 — 45-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield announces his retirement after a 19-year career in which he won exactly 200 games.

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45-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield announces his retirement after a 19-year career in which he won exactly 200 games.

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At Dodger Stadium, Diamondback third baseman Chad Tracy’s ninth inning run-scoring single on an 0-2 changeup ends Eric Gagne’s record streak of 84 consecutive saves. The new mark established by the Los Angeles closer is 30 more than the prior mark set by Tom Gordon for the Red Sox in 1999.

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At Dodger Stadium, Diamondback third baseman Chad Tracy’s ninth inning run-scoring single on an 0-2 changeup ends Eric Gagne’s record streak of 84 consecutive saves. The new mark established by the Los Angeles closer is 30 more than the prior mark set by Tom Gordon for the Red Sox in 1999.

The Cleveland Indians trade pitcher Julian Tavarez and infielders Jose Vizcaino and Jeff Kent to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for slugging third baseman Matt Williams.

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