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105 days 13 hours ago
Derek Holland allowed two hits over 8 1/3 innings, leading the Texas Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night that evened the World Series at two games apiece.
105 days 20 hours ago
Departing Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has taken out a full-page ad in his hometown newspaper to thank Boston fans, the team's owners, players and others.
106 days 11 hours ago
Albert Pujols joined Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson as the only players to hit three home runs in a World Series game, tying records with five hits and six RBIs that led the Cardinals to a 16-7 rout of the Texas Rangers on Saturday night that gave St. Louis a 2-1 Series lead.
105 days 23 hours ago
Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton says he might be playing with a sports hernia. He will worry about it after the World Series.
107 days 14 hours ago
Theo Epstein is joining the Chicago Cubs as president of baseball operations. The 37-year-old Epstein resigned from the Boston Red Sox on Friday night with a year remaining on his contract as general manager to run the Cubs.
107 days 14 hours ago
The Boston Red Sox will likely turn to assistant general manager Ben Cherington to replace Theo Epstein. Epstein resigned as Red Sox GM on Friday night to take over as president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs.
107 days 22 hours ago
The San Diego Padres are ready to promote Josh Byrnes to general manager if Jed Hoyer leaves for the Chicago Cubs, three people with knowledge of the situation said Thursday.
108 days 2 hours ago
Jason Motte and the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen failed to hold on this time, allowing the Texas Rangers to tie the World Series at a game apiece.
108 days 12 hours ago
Down to their last three outs, and in danger of dropping into a serious World Series deficit, the Texas Rangers rallied against St. Louis' vaunted bullpen for a 2-1 victory Thursday night. Josh Hamilton and Michael Young hit sacrifice flies in the ninth inning to give Texas the win.
108 days 16 hours ago
David Ortiz would prefer to remain with the Boston Red Sox. Following an unprecedented September collapse, manager Terry Francona left, general manager Theo Epstein is on the verge of quitting to take a job with the Cubs and the team is in turmoil.
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5 hours ago
Only a week after Brian Cashman gave his alleged stalker $6,000 for
an abortion, her mom revealed that the unstable woman was never
pregnant.
3 hours ago
The Colorado Rockies trade two pitchers to get starting pitcher
Jeremy Guthrie from the Baltimore Orioles.
22 hours ago
Free-agent right-hander Brad Penny is headed to Japan. Penny agreed
Sunday to a one-year, $4 million contract with the Softbank Hawks,
according to a major-league source.
2 days 17 hours ago
Try as they might, Rangers aren't helping Hamilton save himself.
2 days 20 hours ago
2 days 15 hours ago
Jose Reyes had his trademark dreads cut and donated them to
charity.
3 days 1 hour ago
Right-hander Matt Garza has agreed to a $9.5 million, one-year
contract with the Chicago Cubs, just before the scheduled start of
a salary arbitration hearing in St. Petersburg, Fla.
2 days 17 hours ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on Friday
to disallow claims against the team filed by Bryan Stow, the San
Francisco Giants fan nearly beaten to death outside Dodger Stadium
last spring.
2 days 20 hours ago
The Dodgers continued reinforcing their bullpen Friday, signing
right-hander Todd Coffey to a one-year contract, the team confirmed
Friday.
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1 hour ago
Miami Marlins pitcher Anibal Sanchez became the first player to win in salary arbitration this year when a three-person panel awarded him $8 ...
2 days 16 hours ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Todd Coffey on a $1.3 million, one-year contract with a club option for ...
2 days 16 hours ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on Friday to disallow claims against the team filed by Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants ...
2 days 16 hours ago
Along with a new uniform, Jose Reyes has a new, close-cropped look.
2 days 17 hours ago
Tim Lincecum showed up at AT&T Park on Friday with a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his cap and signature shaggy hair, hiding his appeara ...
2 days 19 hours ago
Bobby Cox is returning to the dugout but only for one exhibition.
2 days 21 hours ago
Pitcher Shaun Marcum and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a one-year contract worth $7,725,000, just ahead of the scheduled start of their ...
2 days 22 hours ago
Pitcher Anibal Sanchez and the Miami Marlins have completed their salary arbitration hearing.
2 days 23 hours ago
Reliever Matt Belisle and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to a two-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2014 and adds an additional ...
3 days 1 hour ago
Right-hander Matt Garza has agreed to a $9.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, just before the scheduled start of a salary arbitration ...
3 days 14 hours ago
Right-hander Micah Owings and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract.
3 days 18 hours ago
Remaining bidders for the Dodgers are being invited to meetings with the team's management in Los Angeles.
3 days 18 hours ago
Braves right-hander Tommy Hanson said Thursday his right shoulder is feeling good and he expects to be on a regular routine for the start of ...
3 days 18 hours ago
The Nationals are heading to spring training with what appears to be one of the deepest starting staffs in the major leagues.
4 days 1 hour ago
The Washington Nationals have defeated pitcher John Lannan in baseball's first salary arbitration decision this year.
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2 hours ago
Right-hander Alfredo Aceves and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $1.2 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration.
1 day 23 hours ago
The wife of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has filed divorce papers, a day after prosecutors charged a woman with stalking him and extorting money over an extramarital affair.
2 days 16 hours ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on Friday to disallow claims against the team filed by Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan nearly beaten to death outside Dodger Stadium last spring.
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1 hour ago
The Orioles are trading right-handed starter Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies, his agent told The (Baltimore) Sun. 1 day 9 hours ago
The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract.22 hours ago
The Red Sox and pitcher Alfredo Aceves came to a one-year deal, avoiding arbitration.14 hours ago
Francisco Liriano walked four and struck out five while Andy Dirks drove in the game-winning run to lead the Dominican Republic's Escogido Leones to a 2-0 win over Mexico's Ciudad Obregon Yaquis in the Caribbean Series Sunday night.2 days 10 hours ago
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who has battled drug and alcohol addictions, had a relapse with alcohol on Monday.1 day 23 hours ago
The wife of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has filed divorce papers, a day after prosecutors charged a woman with stalking him and extorting money over an extramarital affair.1 day 15 hours ago
Red Sox desginated hitter David Ortiz wants to avoid an arbitration hearing and get a multiyear deal, but has left it up "to the agents and the team to deal with it" while he concentrates on getting ready for spring training. 2 days 14 hours ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on Friday to disallow claims against the team filed by Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan nearly beaten to death outside Dodger Stadium last spring.2 days 21 hours ago
Pitcher Shaun Marcum and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a one-year contract worth $7,725,000, just ahead of the scheduled start of their salary arbitration hearing.2 days 15 hours ago
L.A. bolsters bullpen with the reliever one a one-year deal and an option.2 days 16 hours ago
Along with a new uniform, Jose Reyes has a new, close-cropped look.2 days 16 hours ago
Pitcher Matt Garza and the Chicago Cubs avoided arbitration with a $9.5 million deal for 2012.2 days 23 hours ago
Reliever Matt Belisle and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to a two-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2014 and adds an additional $4.35 million.2 days 17 hours ago
New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain has started throwing off a half-mound as part of a rehabilitation program after elbow ligament replacement surgery.2 days 20 hours ago
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The Tempe Tourism Office invites baseball fans, beer lovers and arts enthusiasts to Arizona this spring.
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RoadFish.com men's lifestyle and finance magazine urges MLB outfielder and recovering drug addict Josh Hamilton to stay strong in the wake of Hamilton's alcohol relapse on Monday.
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WSN is an integrated publishing company with a focus on student athletes, communities, families, friends, fans, coaches.
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Doing My Part, Inc. Co-Founders Mike Spencer and Josh Delaney are breaking into unknown territory. By combining technology with united action, DoingMYPart.com gives a simpler option for donors to give...
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RightView Pro has once again expanded its product line to satisfy today’s technology standards in video analysis for baseball and softball.
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Complete line of single and multi-ply blades, including TriFlex Carbon, now available for delivery.
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MYHOFS.com - The Sports Social Network Where Your Vote counts
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AthleticScholarships.org uses data provided by hundreds of college baseball coaches, baseball recruits and college rosters to create Division I baseball recruiting guidelines for high school students...
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“The Focused Sports Kid: A 7-Day Plan for Boosting Concentration and Success,” a new program for sports parents and their young athletes from YouthSportsPsychology.com and PeakSports.com, teaches...
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12 hours ago
Two months away from his 40th birthday, free-agent C Jason Varitek is considering retirement, according to a report. "He's deliberating what he wants to do," his agent, Scott Boras, told the Boston Globe. Varitek hit .221 with 11 homers and 36 RBI in just 68 games last season.
16 hours ago
It appears the sweepstakes for free-agent SP Roy Oswalt has decreased by one team -- the Cincinnati Reds. General manager Walt Jocketty said the team would need to move payroll in order to sign the veteran right-hander, a move that is unlikely at this point in the offseason. "We had discussions with them a while ago," Jocketty told the Cincinnati Enquirer. "The last we heard he was going to Texas. That was on Monday. I don't know if that deal is still in place."
16 hours ago
The Washington Nationals signed OF Rick Ankiel to a minor league deal on Sunday with an invite to spring training, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman. Ankiel hit .239 with nine home runs in 122 games last season for the Nationals, his first with Washington. The 32-year-old is a career .246 hitter in five seasons as a full-time outfielder after reaching the majors as a starting pitcher with St. Louis.
20 hours ago
Boston RP Alfredo Aceves agreed Sunday to a one-year, $1.2 million contract to skip arbitration, according to ESPN.com. Aceves finished with a 10-2 record with a 2.61 ERA in 55 relief appearances for the Red Sox last season. He could be moved to the starting rotation this year.
21 hours ago
Veteran major league SP Brad Penny has signed a one-year contract with the Softbank Hawks of Japan’s Pacific League, the club announced Sunday. The 33-year-old right-hander is expected to arrive in Japan on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
1 day 21 hours ago
MLB.com reports that the Athletics are considering bringing in free agent OF Magglio Ordonez to compete for a roster spot. Ordonez last played as a member of the Tigers in the first game of the 2011 American League Championship Series against the Rangers, when he broke his ankle. He has had the ankle surgically repaired and is expected to be ready for spring training.
1 day 23 hours ago
The San Jose Mercury News reports that Giants 1B Brett Pill skipped playing in the Mexican League this year due to being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his hip. Pill had first noticed the problem when he had trouble running last September. Having rested this offseason, Pill says that his hip is now fully healed. The 27-year-old made his major league debut with the Giants last September, and he batted .300 in 15 games.
2 days 1 hour ago
Yankees manager Joe Girardi told the New York Post that the team is still in the market for a veteran designated hitter, and that Johnny Damon is one free agent who is under consideration. “Johnny has been a great player for a long time,” Girardi said. “There’s been a bunch of names talked about [for the DH role], and they’re all good players." Girardi included former Yankee Hideki Matsui and ex-Phillie Raul Ibanez as other players who could fill the role. Damon had been previously considered by the Tigers to be their designated hitter, but they no longer have a need for him since they signed Prince Fielder to plug the hole in their lineup left by Victor Martinez's season-ending knee surgery.
2 days 1 hour ago
SS Brent Dlugach signed a deal with the Tigers, as he reported on his own Twitter account. Until last season, Dlugach spent his entire professional career with the Tigers' organization, and his only major league experience -- in 2009 -- came with Detroit. Last year, Dlugach hit .222 with the Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket.
2 days 11 hours ago
According to the Oakland Tribune, Giants catcher Buster Posey said he's uncertain how his ankle will responded to playing again. He suffered a gruesome leg/ankle injury last May, ending his season. The Giants missed his bat in the lineup, as well as his leadership behind the plate. Manger Bruce Bochy is also thinking about playing Posey once a week at first base, possibly more, to keep him in the lineup. "The work's been done," general manager Brian Sabean said. "(Trainer Dave) Groeschner has been pleased with where they are. But we'll be very conscious and diligent about what his schedule will be gamewise. At the finish line is to get him ready to be the opening-day catcher and then to figure from there how many games he can catch." Posey has acknowledged that he's not 100 percent yet and hopes to get his timing back this spring.
2 days 16 hours ago
Diamondbacks SS Stephen Drew continues to do agility drills and working his way back from ankle surgery. "I would imagine we'll have to take it rather slowly with him in spring training," general manager Kevin Towers told the Arizona Republic. "I'm hopeful he'll play in some games in spring training. Will he play in our opening game? I don't know. I haven't laid eyes on him other than to see him on video doing some agility drills. We'll have a better idea probably at the end of February when the position players show up. I would imagine he may be in a little earlier than that." Drew suffered his injury back on July 20 sliding into home. There is still no telling whether Drew will be ready for spring training in a few weeks. "We're going to go to spring training, and I know that if I don't feel he's totally ready, I'll push to make sure that he's ready to go the way we want him to go," manager Kirk Gibson said on Friday.
2 days 17 hours ago
According to the New York Post, Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain started throwing off a half-mound on Friday, as part of his rehabilitation program. Chamberlain had elbow ligament replacement surgery on June 16. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild said the session went well.
2 days 17 hours ago
According to MASNSports.com, the Orioles signed outfielder Jeff Larish to a minor-league deal on Friday. Larish posted the news on Facebook and a team official confirmed it. Larish 29, won't receive an invitation to spring training however.
2 days 17 hours ago
Rays catcher Jose Lobaton told the Tampa Bay Times his shoulder (sore in winter ball) is feeling good. He added that he is throwing at 120 feet and expects to be full go for spring training.
2 days 18 hours ago
The Angels signed pitcher Greg Smith to a minor-league contract on Friday. He spent all of 2011 in Triple-A in the Yankees and Red Sox organizations.
2 days 18 hours ago
Detroit pitcher Duane Below made his MLB debut last season, and is ready to battle for the fifth spot in the Tigers rotation this spring. "We're all competitors," Below told MLB.com. "We all want it. That's what you want. I'm working hard to try to get it. [Others are] working hard to try to get it. We're hoping for the best, because that's not in our control. We can't make that call." Manager Jim Leyland is calling the last rotation spot an opportunity instead of a battle. Below was moved to the bullpen last season after the Tigers traded for Doug Fister and called up Jacob Turner.
2 days 18 hours ago
Rockies infielder Chris Nelson played in 63 games for Colorado last year, but spent most of the season with Triple-A Colorado Springs. Nelson did get some starts at second base in 2011 until the Rockies traded for Mark Ellis. This offseason Colorado added Marco Scutaro to play second and Casey Blake to play third. Nelson can play three positions in the infield and can spell the veterans when they need a day off. Manager Jim Tracy told MLB.com that Nelson can make a difference this year, as long as he beats out a few other veterans in spring training. "He has to realize that if we're going to be good, there are a lot of players who are going to have to make a significant contribution to our club," Tracy said. "We have to put together a ballclub where we're not going to grind on guys to the breaking point."
2 days 19 hours ago
According to MLB.com, Houston catcher Jason Castro, who missed all of last year with a knee injury and is recovering from foot surgery in December, is aiming to be ready for spring training next month. Castro wasn't originally expected to be ready for Grapefruit League games, so he is ahead of schedule. He has been cleared to start jogging and increase the intensity of his workouts. "I've been really happy so far," Castro said. "I've been doing quite a bit of work on the rehab, physical therapy side, and the whole healing process and everything has actually gone really well. I'm pretty much ahead of schedule as far as the way it's been healing and the progress I've made in my rehab and everything."
2 days 19 hours ago
According to ESPNDeportes.com, the Blue Jays, Orioles and Athletics have all expressed interest in DH Manny Ramirez. The free agent is expected to pursue a contract with one of those teams.
2 days 19 hours ago
SP Aaron Cook, who's coming off an injury-plagued year in which he went 3-10 with a 6.03 ERA for the Rockies, was willing to accept a minor-league deal with the Red Sox as opposed to a major-league deal with another club in part because he's confident in his ability to bounce back, according to WEEI.com. "I feel like, if I can go to spring training and be who I am, it’s not going to matter that I’m on a minor-league deal, that I can go out there, win a spot and help us win some baseball games,” said Cook. And what makes him so confident? “This is the first offseason that I’ve had in about two or three years where I was completely healthy and I was able to do all the work I needed to do,” said Cook. “I’ve put on another 10 pounds of muscle. I feel strong. I feel like my arm is in the best shape it’s been in in a long time."
2 days 20 hours ago
CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman reports that the Dodgers and RP Todd Coffey reached an agreement on a one-year deal on Friday. He will receive $1.3 million plus incentives. Coffey pitched for the Nationals last season, making 69 appearances and posting a 3.62 ERA.
2 days 21 hours ago
The Rays won their arbitration case with SP Jeff Niemann on Friday, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Niemann will be paid $2.75 million this season, rather than the $3.2 million that he requested. He made just 23 starts for the Rays last season, missing time due to back issues, and he went 11-7 with a 4.06 ERA.
2 days 21 hours ago
The Brewers agreed to sign SP Shaun Marcum to a one-year deal on Friday, avoiding arbitration, according to MLB.com. The parties settled on a $7.725 million salary, which was the midpoint of the figures that they submitted for arbitration. Marcum went 13-7 with a 3.54 ERA in his first season in Milwaukee in 2011.
2 days 22 hours ago
The Orioles officially released RP Rick VandenHurk on Friday. He can now become a free agent. The team had designated VandenHurk for assignment last week, removing him from the 40-man roster.
2 days 22 hours ago
Rangers OF Josh Hamilton has been without an "accountability coach" for the last couple of weeks, but the team will introduce a new one this afternoon, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman. Hamilton's father-in-law, Michael Dean Chadwick, had agreed to fill the role this offseason, but he backed out due to other family commitments. Chadwick had replaced Johnny Narron, who left to become the Brewers' hitting coach. Hamilton, who has a history with drug and alcohol addiction, experienced a relapse on Monday when he consumed alcohol at a Dallas area bar. At a press conference on Friday afternoon, he revealed that he had several drinks. Hamilton will travel to New York on Monday to discuss the matter with Major League Baseball officials.
2 days 23 hours ago
The Pirates signed RP Brian Tallet on Friday, according to Baseball Prospectus. Tallet went 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA in 19 appearances with the Cardinals and Blue Jays last season.
3 days 1 hour ago
The Rockies signed RP Matt Belisle to a contract extension for the 2013 season worth $4.35 million on Friday, according to CBSSports.com Senior Baseball Writer Danny Knobler. Belisle's previous contract was set to expire at the end of the 2012 season, and his new deal includes a mutual option for 2014. Belisle appeared in 74 games for Colorado last year, and he compiled a 3.25 ERA with 14 holds.
3 days 2 hours ago
MLB.com reports that Indians general manager Chris Antonetti wants 1B Matt LaPorta to play every day, even though the team has recently acquired 1Bs Casey Kotchman and Russ Canzler. With Kotchman considered as the frontrunner to be the Indians' starting first baseman, that means that LaPorta will likely start the season at Triple-A Columbus rather than fill a part-time role in Cleveland.
