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SportsNovember 20, 2004

Baseball n The Anaheim Angels traded troubled outfielder Jose Guillen to the Washington-bound Expos for outfielder Juan Rivera and a prospect, The Associated Press learned Friday. Guillen was suspended for the last eight games of the regular season and dropped from Anaheim's playoff roster after he threw a tantrum in the dugout and clubhouse when he was removed for a pinch-runner on Sept. 25. In a grievance settlement, he agreed to allow the Angels to withhold two days' pay...

Baseball

  • The Anaheim Angels traded troubled outfielder Jose Guillen to the Washington-bound Expos for outfielder Juan Rivera and a prospect, The Associated Press learned Friday.

Guillen was suspended for the last eight games of the regular season and dropped from Anaheim's playoff roster after he threw a tantrum in the dugout and clubhouse when he was removed for a pinch-runner on Sept. 25. In a grievance settlement, he agreed to allow the Angels to withhold two days' pay.

Guillen hit .294 with 27 homers and a career-high 104 RBIs in 2004.

Rivera hit .307 for the Expos with 12 homers and 49 RBIs.

The Chicago Cubs filled their final broadcasting booth vacancy Friday when Florida Marlins broadcaster Len Kasper was hired as the team's television play-by-play voice beginning next season.

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Kasper, 33, replaces Chip Caray, who left after seven years to take a job calling games for the Atlanta Braves, joining his father, Skip, in the booth.

Kasper will join former Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly, 50, who earlier this month was hired to replace Steve Stone as the team's television analyst.

Tennis

  • Lleyton Hewitt celebrated a great shot by high-fiving a fan during a 6-2, 6-1 victory over French Open champion Gaston Gaudio on Friday that moved the former No. 1 into the ATP Masters Cup semifinals.

Hewitt finished the tournament's round robin portion with a 2-1 record and will face Andy Roddick in today's semifinals. Roddick pounded 15 aces, helping him beat Guillermo Coria 7-6 (4), 6-3, and improved to 3-0.

-- From wire reports

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