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Red Sox outfielder Mike Cameron plans to be rehabbed by Thanksgiving.
Former Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu will serve as bench coach on the Toronto Blue Jays next season.

Jim Leyritz passenger says he never saw red light

The passenger in a sports-utility vehicle driven by former major league ballplayer Jim Leyritz says he never saw a traffic light turn red before a 2007 crash that killed a woman.
The Athletics have won the right to negotiate with Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, Major League Baseball announced Monday.
Keith Law has Cliff Lee and Carl Pavano at the top, but others to watch as deals emerge
The Red Sox are going to express their interest in free-agent outfielder Jayson Werth, according to a source.

Detroit Tigers, Jhonny Peralta agree on two-year deal

The Detroit Tigers and shortstop Jhonny Peralta have agreed on a two-year contract with a club option for 2013.
The Yankees called Cliff Lee's agent Sunday on the first day of the free-agent negotiating period, a baseball official familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press.
Jhonny Peralta and the Detroit Tigers are close to completing an agreement for two years and $11.25 million, according to a source close to the negotiations.
DeMarlo Hale will interview for the New York Mets managerial vacancy on Tuesday or Wednesday, Comcast SportsNet reports.

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Chiba Lotte Marines win Japan Series in seven

The Chiba Lotte Marines defeated the Chunichi Dragons 8-7 Sunday to win the Japan Series in seven games.
Edgar Renteria, the 2010 World Series MVP, has decided against retirement and will return for at least one more year of Major League Baseball.
Carl Crawford, Cliff Lee and Adrian Beltre are among the best on the market
Derek Jeter is on the cusp of free agency and can negotiate with any team.
Hisanori Takahashi is being released by the New York Mets, after the two sides could not come to terms on a new contract.

Nuns sell rare Honus Wagner baseball card for $262,000

A rare Honus Wagner baseball card that was bequeathed to an order of Roman Catholic nuns has sold at auction for $262,000.
The Seattle Mariners have hired San Diego bench coach Ted Simmons as a senior adviser to general manager Jack Zduriencik.

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Giants general manager Brian Sabean and the World Series champions have reached out to the representatives for first baseman Aubrey Huff and infielder Juan Uribe about bringing them back in 2011.