BASEBALL NOTES
Associated Press
Matt Stairs, whose late-season hitting helped the Oakland Athletics win the American League West, was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Eric Ireland, a minor-league pitcher claimed off waivers earlier in the day. . . . Jose Vizcaino agreed to a $1.5-million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros.
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