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Latest A-Rod troubles have team frustrated
Alex Rodriguez was speaking on a conference call. "A huge debacle," he said. "Distasteful." That was on Dec. 13, 2007, when he re-signed with the New ...
Dickey in Mumbai to help end sexual exploitation
R.A. Dickey said the pictures and literature couldn't have prepared him for the young boy who approached him last week on one of the squalid streets ...
A-Rod implicated in PED use again as MLB probes
Alex Rodriguez is in the middle of Major League Baseball's latest doping investigation after an alternative weekly newspaper reported baseball's ...
Jeter on field for 1st time since breaking ankle
Derek Jeter worked out on a baseball field Monday for the first time since breaking his left ankle last October. The 38-year-old New York Yankees ...
Yanks GM: Possible A-Rod could miss entire season
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says it's possible third baseman Alex Rodriguez could miss the entire season while recovering from hip surgery.
Martinez returns to Red Sox as assistant to GM
Former Boston manager Terry Francona gave Pedro Martinez a big hug along with some advice to help him in his new job as a special assistant to the Red ...
Fiery Orioles manager Earl Weaver dead at 82
Earl Weaver always was up for an argument, especially with an umpire. At the slightest provocation, the Earl of Baltimore would spin his hat back, ...
Baseball reflects on HOF pair Weaver, Musial
One was born in St. Louis, the other became a star there. Aside from that, Earl Weaver and Stan Musial were about as different as two Hall of Famers ...
Posey, Pence, Ellsbury among 81 to strike deals
NL MVP Buster Posey agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, teammate Hunter Pence got a $13.8 million deal and ...
Schilling's bloody sock going up for auction
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling — whose video game company underwent a spectacular collapse into bankruptcy last year — is selling the ...
A-Rod has hip surgery; recovery time 6 months
Alex Rodriguez had surgery on his left hip Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined until after the All-Star break. The New York Yankees said Dr.
AP source: Nats, Soriano agree on $28M deal
Reliever Rafael Soriano and the Washington Nationals reached agreement pending a physical on a $28 million, two-year contract that includes $14 ...
AP source: Price, Rays agree on 1-year deal
David Price got a hefty raise for winning the AL Cy Young Award. A person with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday night that the three-time All-Star ...
Red Sox get All-Star closer Hanrahan from Pirates
If Joel Hanrahan can do for the Boston Red Sox what he did against them, they should be very happy with their new closer. In the first of his two ...
AP source: Swisher, Tribe reach $56M, 4-year deal
The Indians' pitch to bring Nick Swisher "home" worked. Two people familiar with the negotiations said Swisher has agreed to a $56 million, four-year ...
AP source: Ibanez, Mariners agree to $2.75M deal
Raul Ibanez and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated ...
AP source: Pirates, Red Sox near deal for Hanrahan
The Boston Red Sox are pursuing another burly right-hander to shore up their bullpen. A person familiar with the talks said the Red Sox and Pirates ...
Greenberg gets minor league deal from Orioles
Adam Greenberg is getting a chance to resume his baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles. The 31-year-old returned to the major leagues for one ...
Red Sox look for innings in Dempster
The Boston Red Sox have the reliable starter they sought in Ryan Dempster. He's pitched at least 200 innings in four of the past five seasons, ...
Cy and goodbye: Mets trade Dickey to Blue Jays
Cy ya later. R.A. Dickey and his nasty knuckleball are headed north of the border. After weeks of speculation and then a weekend spent ironing out the ...
Mets trade Cy Young winner Dickey to Blue Jays
Eager for a new challenge and certainly a better chance to win, R.A. Dickey broke the news of his trade even before the Toronto Blue Jays and New York ...
Hamilton, Angels finalize $125M, 5-year deal
Feeling "a little upset" that Texas didn't move quickly enough to re-sign him, free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton donned a Los Angeles Angels jersey ...
Kevin Youkilis, Yankees finalize $12 million deal
After spending 8½ years in Boston and delivering a pair of World Series titles to the Fenway Park faithful, Kevin Youkilis was surprised when the New ...
AP NewsBreak: Yankees hit with $18.9M luxury tax
The New York Yankees were hit with an $18.9 million luxury tax by Major League Baseball, the 10th consecutive year they will pay a penalty for their ...