Yankees Parade Honors World Series Champion Team
In Manhattan the 1998 Yankees parade up Canyon of Heroes celebrated a 125 win season and 24th World Series title. Darryl Strawberry, recovering from colon cancer surgery, received the loudest cheers as Mayor Giuliani and Joe Torre led the procession with a large crowd shouting his name. The celebration began at Battery Park and featured 13 bands, eight floats, and Rockettes among the parade elements.
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Canyon of Heroes
Rudolph Giuliani
Yankees
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Strawberry
San Diego Padres
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Arthur Dirie
Sullivan County
Dirie
Battery Park
Radio City Rockettes
El Duque Hernandez Reunites With Cuban Family in New York
Yankees pitcher Orlando El Duque Hernandez was reunited with his mother two daughters and ex wife at Teterboro Airport after defecting from Cuba ten months earlier. The family traveled on George Steinbrenner's private jet and joined a Friday World Series parade in New York. The reunion comes as U S officials said the family left with the government's blessing and after a long separation driven by Hernandez's defection and immigration saga.
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State Department
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Yankees
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Joe Zwilling
Archdiocese of
Wren Named Orioles General Manager At Camden Yards
Frank Wren, former Florida Marlins assistant GM who helped build a World Series winner, is hired as Baltimore Orioles general manager. He signed Friday and will be introduced at Camden Yards. Wren replaces Pat Gillick and faces nine potential free agents including Roberto Alomar and Rafael Palmeiro.
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Dan Evans
Atlanta Braves
Dean Taylor
Pat Gillick
Orioles
Roberto Alomar
Rafael Palmeiro
San Diego
Tampa Bay
Johnson to guide Dodgers
Los Angeles General manager Kevin Malone said he wanted an experienced manager for the Dodgers. Davey Johnson, 55, has a 75 percent winning percentage in 1,000 plus games and will replace Glenn Hoffman as manager after a three week search. Johnson met with Malone and Dodgers president Bob Graziano to finalize details and was introduced Friday. Felix Alou had been offered the job but stayed with the Expos. Johnson previously managed the Mets Reds and Orioles to division titles.
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Kevin Kennedy
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