Johnny Damon News
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Johnny Damon signed with the Cleveland Indians, ESPN reported, bringing the 38-year-old free- agent outfielder to his fourth Major League Baseball team in as many years.
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Johnny Damon is deciding whether to return to the Boston Red Sox after being claimed off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
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Rays Hit 5 Solo HRs Off Sabathia, Price Dominant in Rays’ 5-1 Win Over Yankees By Associated Press Aug. 12 (Washington Post) -- NEW YORK — Be certain, Joe Maddon was impressed with all the homers the Rays hit. David Price and a few big plays in the field, though, is what really got him excited. Johnny Damon, Casey Kotchman and Kelly Shoppach all connected in the third inning for three of Tampa Bay's five solo home runs against CC Sabathia, and Price again came out on top in a matchup of these elite lefties, lifting the Rays over the New York Yankees 5-1 Friday night. "You talk about the homers, but the pitching and defense were spectacular," the Rays manager said. With a full moon looming over the famed Yankee Stadium frieze in right field, light-hitting Elliot Johnson and Evan Longoria also homered — the 100th of his career — in Tampa Bay's fifth straight win. The five homers were the most Sabathia (16-7) has allowed in
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Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon , teammates on the 2004 Red Sox club that won Boston’s first championship in 86 years, will play together again in 2011 with the Tampa Bay Rays, MLB.com reported, citing a person not identified by the website.
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Catcher Kelly Shoppach drove in five runs with two homers and rookie Matt Moore threw seven scoreless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 9-0 in their American League Division Series. The New York Yankees- Detroit Tigers playoff game was suspended by rain.
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Tampa Bay scored 13 unanswered runs and then held on for a 15-8 win against the New York Yankees that pulled the Rays within two games of Boston in the chase for the American League wild-card spot.
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Kelly Shoppach drove in five runs with a pair of home runs and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Texas Rangers 9-0 in the opener of their American League Division Series.
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The end of Major League Baseball’s performance-enhancing drugs era is causing 1960s flashbacks.
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The New York Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-1 as a third straight loss cut Boston’s lead to one game ahead of Tampa Bay in the American League wildcard race.
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The New York Jets signed Jason Taylor, a six-time Pro Bowl pass rusher who last year said the team’s fans took the “cl” out of class.
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