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Hamilton, Greinke remain on market after meetings
A quiet winter meetings figures to lead to a busy rest of December, given how few moves actually got finished at sprawling Opryland hotel. As teams ...
Keppinger, Chavez, Blanton & Bay move at meetings
The Los Angeles Angels added starter Joe Blanton and reliever Sean Burnett to their retooled pitching staff. Jeff Keppinger found a new home, as did ...
Red Sox rev up with Victorino; Giants keep Scutaro
Shane Victorino bolted for Boston, Marco Scutaro stayed with San Francisco, and the Miami Marlins shed more payroll in a late-night trade. It was ...
Wright, Mets agree to $138M deal; Hanson traded
David Wright agreed to the richest contract in Mets history, Tommy Hanson was traded to the Angels and Brian Wilson became a free agent on a busy day ...
AP source: Wright, Mets strike $138M, 8-year deal
The face of the New York Mets plans to stick around for quite a while. All-Star third baseman David Wright and the Mets agreed Friday to a $138 ...
Cirque du Soleil's 'Totem' planned for New York
Cirque du Soleil will mark the 25th anniversary of its first trip to New York next year with a visit by its high-octane show "Totem." The show will ...
R.A. Dickey, David Price win Cy Young awards
R.A. Dickey languished in the minors for 14 years, bouncing from one team to another before finally perfecting that perplexing knuckleball that made ...
Boras: Dodgers 'bought store,' Mets 'in freezer'
With baseball awash in record revenue as the signing season starts, Scott Boras compares the habits of teams to families sifting through supermarket ...
Hamilton, Greinke lead weak free-agent class
With baseball awash in record revenue as the signing season starts, Scott Boras compares the habits of teams to families sifting through supermarket ...
Red Sox fire Valentine after 1 tumultuous season
The Boston Red Sox found out too late that Bobby Valentine wasn't the manager to straighten out a clubhouse of coddled veterans. They didn't take long ...
Marlins beat Mets 4-3 in 11 innings
New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey's best season yet ended with a no-decision and some surprising news: He'll have surgery Oct. 18.
Greenberg to play Tuesday for Marlins
Adam Greenberg is expected to make a pinch-hit appearance for the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen had previously stated he was ...
Dickey gets 20th win, leads Mets over Pirates 6-5
R.A. Dickey was so close yet so far from 20 wins, faltering from fatigue and fuming he had failed to seize the moment. "About the fourth or fifth ...
Greenberg to get 1-day chance with Marlins
Adam Greenberg has faced one pitch in the major leagues, a 92 mph fastball that struck him in the head and changed his life. More than seven years ...
Lee, Rollins lead surging Phils to 7th win in row
Jimmy Rollins swigged champagne after winning a division title, went wild when the Phillies won the National League pennant, and took a ride on that ...
Reds to host Angels in 1st interleague opener
One of baseball's traditional home openers will have an innovative twist next season. The Cincinnati Reds will host the Los Angeles Angels on April ...
Jones gets farewell from Mets fans, Braves win
Mets fans cheered the loudest for Chipper Jones once he was out of their ballpark for good. When he took the lineup card to home plate before his last ...
Mets pitcher Dickey has deal for children's books
R.A. Dickey's next pitch is for kids. The New York Mets' ace has a deal with Dial Books for Younger Readers for three books, the publisher announced ...
Rollins benched after blunders, Phils beat Mets
Jimmy Rollins' latest jog toward first earned him a spot where he won't have to hustle. On the bench. Rollins was benched after a pair of baserunning ...
Mets' Santana not expected to pitch again in 2012
Johan Santana is done for the year, and to say he had an up-and-down season would be an understatement of Cy Young proportions. Explaining that their ...
A team-by-team look at famous in-season deals
Zack Greinke and Hanley Ramirez have already changed teams, and general managers still have a few more hours to make additional big trades. Some of ...
Harvey fans 11 in debut as Mets top D-backs 3-1
Matt Harvey gave the Mets a brilliant ray of hope Thursday night. The heralded 24-year-old dazzled in his major league debut, holding Arizona to three ...
Nationals end Dickey's streak in 5-2 win over Mets
Adam LaRoche grabbed a different bat and suddenly solved the enigma of R.A. Dickey. LaRoche hit a tiebreaking homer and the Washington Nationals ...
Mets' Santana goes on 15-day DL with ankle injury
Johan Santana is taking a break, whether he wants to or not. The two-time Cy Young Award winner was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with ...