Reds, Larkin Sever Ties
Red shortstop Barry Larkin rejected a one-year contract offer on Monday, leaving one of Cincinnati’s most revered players to finish his career somewhere else.
Larkin, 39, has spent all 18 major league seasons with his hometown team and hoped to return as a backup infielder next year.
When Chief Operating Officer John Allen made a take-it-or-leave-it offer of $500,000, Larkin concluded the club didn’t want him.
“I think John Allen’s running things, and he’s running me out of town,” Larkin said.
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Atlanta Brave Manager Bobby Cox was suspended for two games and fined by the commissioner’s office for prolonged arguing during a game against Philadelphia on Sept. 11.
From Associated Press
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