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Ken Griffey Jr.’s broken left hand should be fully healed before the Cincinnati Reds start spring training next month, his agent said Tuesday. Griffey broke his throwing hand in an accident at home last month and had it placed in a hard cast. X-rays over the weekend indicated that it was healing as expected.

Posted: January 9th, 2007.


Reds’ fifth starter up for grabs (Yahoo! Sports)
Unless the Cincinnati Reds add an established starter before pitchers and catchers report in five weeks, the…

Posted: January 9th, 2007.
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Griffey’s broken hand improved (AP)
Ken Griffey Jr.’s broken left hand is healing as expected, and the Cincinnati Reds will have a better idea in about 10 days whether it will interfere with spring training. Griffey had the hand X-rayed over the weekend in Orlando, Fla., where he lives in the offseason. He will be examined again in about 10 days, the team announced Monday.

Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Nuxhall high on Bailey (Yahoo! Sports)
Despite what Cincinnati Reds’ manager Jerry Narron or most baseball experts say, Joe Nuxhall, the…

Posted: January 5th, 2007.
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At the letters: Offseason rants (Yahoo! Sports)
Readers have their say about free agency, the Yankees, the NL Central, the NL West and more.

Posted: January 5th, 2007.
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Devil Rays acquire Brendan Harris from Reds (AP)
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays obtained infielder Brendan Harris from the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday for a player to be named later or cash. The 26-year-old Harris has 110 at-bats in 52 major league games over portions of the last three seasons with the Reds, Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals.

Posted: January 2nd, 2007.
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Former Brooklyn Dodger Koy dies (AP)
Ernie Koy, the former Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder who homered in his first at-bat in the majors, died Monday. He was 97. Koy’s family said he died in his sleep at home, longtime University of Texas sports information director Bill Little said. Koy, a rancher, broke his hip on Dec. 1. Koy, known as “Big Ernie,” was a three-time, all-Southwest Conference selection in football, where he was a running…

Posted: January 1st, 2007.
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Assessing baseball’s offseason (Yahoo! Sports)
The dust has settled on the free-agent free-for-all, with some teams improving, some declining, and some mired in mediocrity.

Posted: December 28th, 2006.
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Reds can spend for arms (Yahoo! Sports)
Trading for Jeff Conine, who makes just $2 million, may open the way for the Cincinnati Reds to pursue more…

Posted: December 23rd, 2006.
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Griffey breaks hand in accident at home (AP)
Ken Griffey Jr. couldn’t avoid injury in the offseason. The Cincinnati Reds’ center fielder broke his left hand in an accident at home, the latest in a series of setbacks since he joined was traded to his hometown team for the 2000 season. Griffey will have the hand in a hard cast for three weeks, then be re-examined, the team announced on Friday.