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Retirement and management changes, 1970
• Washington Senators SP Bob Turley retired from professional baseball.
• Montreal Expos 2B Ted Kazanski retired from professional baseball.
• Kansas City Royals 3B Gene Freese retired from professional baseball.
• Kansas City Royals SP Hank Aguirre retired from professional baseball.
• Los Angeles Dodgers 1B Norm Siebern retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox general manager Ron Lehmann retires.
• San Diego Padres manager Bill Phebus retires.
• Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Judah Johnson leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.
• The Atlanta Braves fired general manager Benny Zientara.
• The San Francisco Giants fired general manager Mark Christman.
• The San Diego Padres signed manager Jackie Robinson to a 4-year, $22,500 per year contract.
• The Boston Red Sox signed general manager Marino Pieretti to a 3-year, $28,000 per year contract.
• The San Francisco Giants signed general manager Alberto Bendana to a 4-year, $53,500 per year contract.
• The Atlanta Braves signed general manager Vern Freiburger to a 3-year, $26,000 per year contract.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates signed general manager Pedro Rojas to a 3-year, $53,000 per year contract.
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