Article: Astros swing big deal to get Tejada; Giants sign Rowand

By Mike Fitzpatrick

MIGUEL Tejada was traded to Houston and Aaron Rowand joined the San Francisco Giants as major league teams made a flurry of moves Wednesday, one day before the release of George Mitchell's report on drugs.

Andruw Jones, Jake Peavy, Andy Pettitte and Kosuke Fukudome also were in the news, completing deals that had been agreed to earlier. Slugging second baseman Jeff Kent confirmed he'll return to play a fourth season for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Tejada was shipped from Baltimore to the Astros for a package of five players, giving the former AL MVP a fresh start on a team looking to improve its lineup.

The Orioles received outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy ...

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