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'Gonzo' hired as special assistant

Associated Press

Saturday, August 29, 2009

PHOENIX -- A tearful Luis Gonzalez announced his retirement as a player Saturday and joined the Arizona Diamondbacks as a special assistant in the front office. "Obviously, when you're a professional athlete, it's tough to close a book on something that you love to do," Gonzalez, who turns 42 on Thursday, said at a news conference before the Diamondbacks played Houston. "But at the same time, it's a new beginning for myself, for my family." In his new role, Gonzalez will assist Diamondbacks pr ...

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