BASEBALL NOTES : ORIOLES SIGN DAVIS TO REPLACE BONILLA.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Eric Davis Eric Davis may refer to:
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. , who hope he can replace departed right-fielder Bobby Bonilla Davis retired after the 1994 season with a herniated disk Herniated Disk Definition Disk herniation is a rupture of fibrocartilagenous material (annulus fibrosis) that surrounds the intervertebral disk. in his neck following three seasons with the Dodgers and Detroit. This year, he returned to the Reds, the team he broke into the majors with in 1984. Davis, 34, hit 26 home runs and stole 23 bases in 415 at-bats for Cincinnati. His .287 batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. was his highest since 1987, when he hit .293 for the Reds. In a 12-year major league career, Davis has a .262 average, 329 steals and 231 homers. The Orioles have an option for 1998 at $2.5 million, and it becomes guaranteed if he makes 500 plate appearances next season. ``We believe Eric has returned to the All-Star type player he was in the late '80s,'' Orioles general manager Pat Gillick said. ``It's exciting to go to a team that has a chance to win a world championship,'' said Davis, whose 452-foot homer at Camden Yards with the Tigers in 1993 is the third-longest in ballpark history. Baltimore also agreed to a one-year contract with outfielder Pete Incaviglia and a minor-league contract with third baseman Kelly Gruber, who hasn't been in the majors since 1993. Hobson enters drug program: Former Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. manager Butch Hobson agreed to enter a state program for first-time criminal offenders and will avoid jail time for a cocaine possession charge. In a settlement statement approved by the attorney general's office, Hobson acknowledged using cocaine in the past, but did not admit any guilt. He will be required to lecture young people about the dangers of drugs, and may have to submit to drug testing and undergo counseling. When asked if he had any regrets about the case, Hobson responded, ``If I regret anything, it's the first time I used cocaine.'' Hobson probably will perform about 60 hours of community service and was expected to complete the program by June, Famiglietti said. Vaughn stays with Padres: Greg Vaughn accepted the San Diego Padres' offer of salary arbitration. Vaughn's agent, Eric Goldschmidt, reportedly had been talking with Baltimore and Oakland. Molitor voted best DH: Minnesota's Paul Molitor, who hit .340 and led all designated hitters with 200 hits and 100 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in , is the winner of the American League's Outstanding Designated Hitter Award for 1996. It is the second time the 40-year-old Molitor has won the award. The first time was in 1993 with Toronto. In 138 games as a DH this year, Molitor was 200-for-588 with 38 doubles and eight home runs. Overall, he hit .341 and led the AL with 225 hits. Molitor received 69 of the possible 84 first-place votes in the balloting among club public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most directors, broadcasters and writers. Seattle's Edgar Martinez, the award winner in 1995, received the other 15 first-place votes. Other transactions: Angels pitcher Todd Van Poppel Todd Matthew Van Poppel (born December 9, 1971, in Hinsdale, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Oakland Athletics (, -), Detroit Tigers (1996), Texas Rangers (, -), Pittsburgh Pirates (1998), Chicago Cubs (-), and Cincinnati Reds (2003-). , claimed off waivers from the Detroit Tigers last month, agreed to a $340,000, one-year contract. Van Poppel, 24, was 3-9 with a 9.06 ERA in 37 games with Oakland and Detroit last season, 15 of them starts . . . Pittsburgh stopped selling off players and signed shortstop Kevin Elster to a $1.65 million, one-year contract. Elster enjoyed a big comeback year with the Texas Rangers last season, batting .252 with 24 homers and 99 RBI . . . CharlieHayes withdrew a formal trade demand he filed and agreed on a new two-year contract with the Yankees that guarantees him $3,275,000 . . . Luis Gonzalez, traded from Houston to the Chicago Cubs in the middle of the 1995 season, returned to the Astros when he agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract . . . Montreal re-signed left-hander Rheal Cormier to a $1.05 million, one-year contract, a raise of $100,000 . . . Minnesota signed outfielder Eric Anthony to a minor-league contract that would pay him $525,000 next season if he makes the major league roster . . . Catcher Tom Lampkin was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. by the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era on Thursday for a player to be named or cash . . . Relief pitcher Mike Bielecki accepted Atlanta's arbitration offer . . . Left-hander Fernando Valenzuela declined arbitration from San Diego, but may be nearing a deal with the club. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) DAVIS (2) HOBSON |
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