
Lester pitches 1-hitter, Red Sox top Blue Jays 5-0
Jon Lester was inducing Toronto's aggressive batters to make outs by getting them to swing at first pitches — until Macier Izturis came up in the ...

Blue Jays rally against 'pen to beat Tigers 8-6
J.P. Arencibia and Mark DeRosa gave the struggling Toronto Blue Jays a chance to feel good. Arencibia hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and ...

Ailing A-Rod will make more than Houston Astros
Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Houston Astros combined — a lot more. And he won't even play the first half of the season, if at ...

Marlins owner says he didn't renege on promises
A cluster of media stood outside the Miami Marlins clubhouse, awaiting the arrival of owner Jeffrey Loria, when outfielder Bryan Petersen walked past.

Buehrle to leave family behind to care for dog
Mark Buehrle won't be experiencing the dog days of summer. While the pitcher is headed to Toronto, his family will split the season between Broward ...

Placido Polanco agrees to $2.75M deal with Marlins
Former All-Star third baseman Placido Polanco agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract Thursday with the Miami Marlins, plugging the final hole ...

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 ...

MLB average salary up 3.8 percent to $3.2 million
Baseball's average salary increased 3.8 percent this year to a record $3.2 million. According to final figures released Friday by the Major League ...

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 ...

Napoli to Red Sox, Loney to Rays, A-Rod out
The Boston Red Sox began to play catch-up by getting All-Star catcher Mike Napoli, Tampa Bay took a chance on James Loney and the New York Yankees ...

Blue Jays hire John Gibbons as manager again
Blue Jays President Paul Beeston couldn't believe it when he learned the Blue Jays had the chance to land three star players from the Miami Marlins ...