BOSTON -- Mike Napoli showed the Boston Red Sox he could have a strong season
despite a hip condition that delayed his signing a year ago.
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re-sign the first baseman who general manager Ben Cherington described Friday as
"a unique player." The World Series champions finalized a $32 million, two-year
agreement Thursday with the slugging former catcher who turned into a
surprisingly good defender. "It was clearly one of our priorities," Cherington
said in a conference call. "When we pursued Mike last year and ultimately signed
him we did that because we felt like his skill set would obviously help us on
the field and we also heard a lot about his reputation as a teammate." After
agreeing to a $39 million, three-year contract last December, the Red Sox heard
about his avascular necrosis condition in both hips that can cause bone tissue
to die because of poor blood supply. About six weeks later, in late January, a
$5 million, one-year deal was reached. With performance bonuses, Napoli ended up
making $13 million. His new contract has no provisions protecting the team
against hip problems, Cherington said. The 32-year-old Napoli was eager to
return to the city he excited with his homers and bushy beard. "After going
through what I went through last year, it was definitely a relief to just go
through this," he said. "Im happy to be back. I wanted to be in a place where I
was comfortable and somewhere where we can win." Fears about his hips were
unfounded, at least for last season. The eight-year veteran had career highs in
at bats, run, hits, doubles, RBIs, walks and strikeouts and made just six errors
in his first full season as a first baseman. He also had a good time bonding
with his beard-tugging teammates. "As a player, its probably the best time Ive
ever had being around a group of guys," Napoli said. "It was a lot of fun going
to the park every day, seeing those guys, trying to see what was going to happen
that day, see how we were going to mess around with each other." With fellow
newcomers Jonny Gomes, Shane Victorino and David Ross, Napoli was part of a
tight-knit group that changed the clubhouse culture from the previous year.
"Having spent several months around him, it became very clear that he was not
just an important part of the team on the field," Cherington said, "but, really,
a particularly important guy in the clubhouse. Really, a lot of things that Mike
does as a player and as a teammate are things that we believe in strongly. Hes
accountable. Hes responsible. Hes prepared." Napoli said other teams were
interested in signing him. He had been comfortable the previous two seasons in
Texas but told his agent he wanted to stay in Boston. He batted .259 with 23
home runs and 92 RBIs then hit two key solo homers in the AL championship series
against Detroit -- in a 1-0 win in Game 3 and a 4-3 win in Game 5. The Red Sox
won that series in six games. In the post-season, Napoli drove in seven runs as
Boston also beat Tampa Bay in the division series and St. Louis in the World
Series. "Were confident that Mike is healthy," Cherington said, "and we feel
that hes going to be a great part of our team for the next couple of years and,
hopefully, beyond." Napoli just wants to get started on his second season with
Boston after winning the World Series in his first. "After going through this
and being able to sit down and realize what happened for me, it makes me
hungry," Napoli said. "I cant wait to get back on the field, be with my
teammates again, and try to do it again."
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games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst
Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back.
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. -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987
and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the
risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective
bargaining agreement in place in the NFL.
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. LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing
new.VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed defender Ethen Sampson, who
played last season on their under-23 team. The South African is the ninth
homegrown player signing in club history. The 20-year-old joins Vancouvers MLS
roster after started six of his seven appearances with the under-23 squad. He
has appeared in five of the teams pre-season matches leading into the 2014
campaign. He previously served as ccaptain of South African club ASD Cape Town
and was called up to South African U20 national team camp in 2011.
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player weve gotten to know very well from his time with the club over the last
year," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. "He has a number of
qualities, such as his desire, versatility and physicality, that will be
valuable to our squad."
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