Diamondbacks sign RHP Howry for 1 year
December 29, 2009
PHOENIX (AP)—The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed reliever Bob Howry(notes) to aone-year contract with a club option for 2011.
Terms weren’t disclosed.
The 36-year-old right-hander was 2-6 with a 3.39 ERA in 63 appearances withthe San Francisco Giants last season. Right-handed batters hit just .207 againsthim.
Howry has a 44-49 career record in parts of 12 seasons with the ChicagoWhite Sox, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago Cubs and San Francisco.
Howry grew up in the Phoenix area and attended Deer Valley High School inGlendale.
