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Stewart has been the Diamondbacks GM since September of 2014,
when Arizona's chief baseball officer Tony La Russa hired
Stewart to replace Kevin Towers.
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The Colorado Rockies announced that manager Walt Weiss decided
to step down after four seasons.
Weiss had managed the Rockies since the 2013 season and his
contract ended Sunday when Colorado concluded its season with a
6-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Denver.
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Rick Renteria was named manager of the Chicago White Sox.
Renteria served as bench coach for outgoing manager Robin
Ventura last season and was manager of the Chicago Cubs in 2014.
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The Toronto Blue Jays will send right-hander Marcus Stroman to
the mound on Tuesday when they host the American League Wild
Card Game against the Baltimore Orioles, who will counter with
Chris Tillman.
Stroman (9-10, 4.37 ERA) helped pitch the Blue Jays into the
postseason last year after coming back from a knee surgery but
struggled early in 2016. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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