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Yankees C Posada announces retirement (AP)
2012-01-24 17:49:00 Flanked by his wife and children, with five World Series trophies sitting on a table to his right, Jorge Posada announced his retirement Tuesday. The five-time All-Star catcher ends his major league career after 17 seasons, all with the New York Yankees . The 40-year-old Posada finished with a .273 career batting average, 275 home runs ... More About: Retirement
Jays sign RHP Morrow for 3 years, $20M (AP)
2012-01-24 14:07:00 The Toronto Blue Jays have signed pitcher Brandon Morrow to a three-year contract worth $20 million. The team announced the signing Tuesday, saying it includes a $10 million club option for the 2015 season. The 27-year-old Morrow was 11-11 last season with a 4.72 ERA. But the right-hander also set career highs in wins (11), ... More About: Sign , Years
Blue Jays sign Morrow to 3-yr extension (AP)
2012-01-24 14:07:00 The Toronto Blue Jays have signed pitcher Brandon Morrow to a three-year contract worth $20 million. The team announced the signing Tuesday, saying it includes a $10 million club option for the 2015 season. The 27-year-old Morrow was 11-11 last season with a 4.72 ERA. But the right-hander also set career highs in wins (11), ... More About: Extension , Sign
Darvish wants to be top pitcher in world (AP)
2012-01-24 12:53:00 Yu Darvish’s desire to become the world’s best pitcher prompted his decision to leave Japan and sign with the Texas Rangers. “I want to become the kind of pitcher that will make people say ‘Darvish is the No. 1 pitcher in the world,”‘ Darvish said at a news conference on Tuesday. More About: World
OF Ross agrees to sign with Red Sox (AP)
2012-01-24 08:25:00 Cody Ross agreed to sign with the Boston Red Sox, giving them an experienced hitter with postseason success on his resume to help replace J.D. Drew in right field. Foxsports.com and ESPN.com reported the contract is for one year and $3 million. Ross told The Associated Press in a text message late Monday that the ... More About: Sign
M?s, Millwood agree to minor league deal (AP)
2012-01-24 06:59:00 Kevin Millwood and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said during a conference call Monday that Millwood will have a chance to compete for a spot in the rotation. The 37-year-old Millwood gets a $1 million salary if he makes ... More About: League , Deal
Former Phillies broadcaster Musser dies (AP)
2012-01-24 04:10:00 Andy Musser, a sports announcer for 45 years and a Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster for a quarter-century, has died. He was 74. Musser’s son, Allan, of Roswell, Ga., said his father died Sunday evening at his home in Wynnewood in suburban Philadelphia. Musser retired in 2001 after 25 years with the Phillies, working throughout his tenure ...
Hamilton feels good after hernia surgery (AP)
2012-01-24 03:11:00 Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton says he’s feeling good during offseason workouts following sports hernia surgery and expects to be right on schedule for the start of spring training next month. Hamilton, who had surgery in November, was hurt throughout the postseason for the AL champion Rangers. He had a torn abdominal muscle and torn adductor ... More About: Surgery , Good
Blue Jays agree to deal with INF Vizquel (AP)
2012-01-24 02:38:00 Omar Vizquel and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms on a one-year contract Monday. Vizquel’s agent, Adam Katz, declined to provide further details, such as whether Vizquel would be on a major league or minor league deal. ESPN first reported the sides had agreed to a contract. Vizquel tweeted: “I’ll be with the Toronto ... More About: Deal
Some Dodgers bidders may combine offers (AP)
2012-01-24 02:09:00 Some bidders for the Los Angeles Dodgers have started talking with each other about combining their groups, even before initial offers for the bankrupt team were submitted Monday. Two bidders said talks about possible group mergers were ongoing. They both spoke on condition of anonymity because Blackstone Group, which is managing the sale for owner ... More About: Offers
Padres, LHP Richard agree on 1-year deal (AP)
2012-01-24 01:39:00 The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms on a $2,705,000, one-year contract with left-handed pitcher Clayton Richard. General manager Josh Byrnes made the announcement Monday. The 28-year-old Richard was 5-9 with a 3.88 ERA and 53 strikeouts over 18 starts in 2011 before undergoing season-ending surgery on his left shoulder on July 29. More About: Deal
Owner considering changing Astros? name (AP)
2012-01-24 01:31:00 New Houston Astros owner Jim Crane is considering changing the name of the franchise as well as its uniforms. Crane said Monday the team will conduct a study to decide whether or not to switch the name. “We’re going to study the information both from the fans and from all sorts of marketing people,” Crane ... More About: Changing , Owner
Reinsdorf: Guillen had blessing to leave (AP)
2012-01-24 01:09:00 White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf says Ozzie Guillen had his blessing to leave the team before the season was over. Guillen was released from his contract with two games left last year and became the Marlins manager two days later. Reinsdorf says Guillen wanted to finish the season, but the Marlins really wanted him in ... More About: Leave
Padres make Selig extension unanimous (AP)
2012-01-23 22:57:00 Given some time to reconsider, the San Diego Padres have voted in favor of baseball Commissioner Bud Selig’s two-year extension. Selig’s latest agreement was finalized in a 30-0 vote, the commissioner’s office said Monday. Because it was not on the agenda when owners met Jan. 12 in Arizona, unanimous consent was needed then for approval. More About: Extension , Make
M?s, Yanks finalize Pineda-Montero deal (AP)
2012-01-23 22:13:00 The Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees have finalized their four-player trade sending All-Star pitcher Michael Pineda to the Yankees in exchange for young slugging prospect Jesus Montero. The Mariners and Yankees completed the deal on Monday after all players completed physicals with their new teams. More About: Deal
Posada to announce retirement Tuesday (AP)
2012-01-23 16:41:00 The New York Yankees say Jorge Posada is going to announce his retirement Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. The 40-year-old five-time All-Star catcher will end his 17-year big league career with the team that drafted him rather than pursue another team. Posada became a free agent after a trying season in New York, the final year ... More About: Retirement
Braun accepts MVP, says little of drugs (AP)
2012-01-22 05:51:00 Ryan Braun referred only in passing to his positive drug test and possible 50-game suspension as he accepted the National League MVP award at a black-tie dinner Saturday night. After congratulating other award winners and thanking teammates, family, and the Milwaukee organization, the Brewers left fielder, speaking before a crowd of around 800 in a ... More About: Drugs
Rockies acquire INF Scutaro from Red Sox (AP)
2012-01-22 02:35:00 The Colorado Rockies acquired infielder Marco Scutaro from the Red Sox for right-hander Clayton Mortensen on Saturday in a surprising trade that could pave the way for top Boston prospect Jose Iglesias to take over at shortstop sooner than expected. The 36-year-old Scutaro hit a career-high .299 for the Red Sox last season, when he ...
Red Sox avoid arbitration with RHP Bard (AP)
2012-01-22 02:07:00 Pitcher Daniel Bard and the Boston Red Sox reached agreement Saturday on a one-year contract and avoided salary arbitration. Bard and the Red Sox settled at $1,612,500, the midpoint between the $1,825,000 he asked for and the $1.4 million the Red Sox offered. He made $505,000 last season. The 26-year-old Bard went 2-9 with one ...
O?s hold FanFest on eve of Ravens game (AP)
2012-01-21 23:11:00 That other team in Baltimore can’t catch a break. The Orioles held FanFest on Saturday, an event designed to create a buzz about the club before spring training begins next month. Unfortunately, the timing couldn’t have been much worse. Not only was city awash in purple on the eve of the Ravens’ appearance in the ... More About: Game
Mets hope to shed Madoff taint at trial (AP)
2012-01-21 20:39:00 With spring training just weeks away, nobody’s working harder to prepare for the New York Mets ’ future than their lawyers. A March trial may decide how much the team owners’ disastrous investment in the fraudulent business of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff will cost the club. “It’s going to garner tons of attention and comes at ... More About: Trial , Hope
Darvish excited to be with Rangers (AP)
2012-01-21 04:58:00 Yu Darvish leaned over and looked at his name and the No. 11 on the back of his Texas Rangers jersey. Then he looked up and smiled. “Excited, that’s all I feel right now,” Darvish said through a translator. “Just excited going forward.” Japan’s best pitcher is now officially a member of the two-time defending ...
Nats, Morse agree to 2-year, $10.5M deal (AP)
2012-01-21 00:56:00 Outfielder Michael Morse has agreed to a two-year contract worth about $10.5 million with the Washington Nationals, avoiding arbitration. The Nationals announced Friday they had reached a deal with Morse before arbitration figures were exchanged this week, but it was contingent on his completing a physical exam, which he’s now done. More About: Deal
Rangers sign Hawpe to minor league deal (AP)
2012-01-21 00:04:00 The Texas Rangers signed veteran first baseman and outfielder Brad Hawpe to a minor league contract. The Rangers announced Friday that they are also inviting the Fort Worth, Texas, native to their major league camp this spring. The 32-year-old alumnus of LSU and Boswell High School in the Fort Worth suburb of Saginaw batted .231 ... More About: League , Deal , Sign
Indians acquire RHP Slowey from Rockies (AP)
2012-01-20 22:58:00 The Indians have acquired right-hander Kevin Slowey from Colorado, a move prompted by Fausto Carmona’s arrest in the Dominican Republic. The Indians sent reliever Zach Putnam and cash to the Rockies for Slowey, who pitched for Minnesota last season and was traded to Colorado on Dec. 6. Slowey split last season between the Twins and ...
Romo, Giants settle on $1.575M contract (AP)
2012-01-20 22:33:00 Right-handed relief pitcher Sergio Romo and the San Francisco Giants have settled on a $1,575,000, one-year contract to avoid an arbitration hearing. The 28-year-old earned himself a nice raise after making $450,000 last year. He had asked for $1.75 million and the club had offered $1.3 million. Romo went 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA in ... More About: Contract , Settle
OF Gardner, Yankees agree to $2.8M deal (AP)
2012-01-20 22:17:00 Outfielder Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $2.8 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. The agreement announced Friday was at the midpoint between the $3.2 million Gardner had asked for earlier in the week and the $2.4 million the Yankees had offered. Gardner hit .259 last season with 19 ... More About: Deal
Dodgers file reorganization plan (AP)
2012-01-20 21:47:00 The Los Angeles Dodgers filed a proposed bankruptcy reorganization plan Friday, a little more than a week after resolving a court fight with Fox Sports that threatened plans to sell the ball club. The Dodgers said in court documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., that the pending sale of the team should ... More About: File
Quiet offseason part of Braves? plan (AP)
2012-01-20 21:35:00 There has been no flashy free agent signing, no blockbuster trade this offseason for the Atlanta Braves . General manager Frank Wren says there also has been no panic. Wren says the quiet winter is proof of his confidence in the Braves’ talent, even after the team blew an 8 1/2-game wild-card lead in September. More About: Part
1B Pena returns to Rays with 1-year deal (AP)
More articles from this author:2012-01-20 20:27:00 The Tampa Bay Rays have added a familiar bat to the middle of their lineup. A person with knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press that slugger Carlos Pena has agreed to a $7.25 million, one-year contract to return to the team he posted impressive power numbers for four seasons. The person spoke on ... More About: Deal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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