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Dodgers on track to pass Yanks in 2013 payroll
The Los Angeles Dodgers are on track to become only the second major league team with a $200 million payroll and could end the New York Yankees' ...
AP source: Dodgers try to close deal for Greinke
Free-agent pitcher Zack Greinke and the Los Angeles Dodgers tried to close a deal Saturday night worth $147 million over six years, a person familiar ...
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 ...
AP source: Napoli, Boston strike $39M, 3-year deal
Adding offense following a disappointing season, the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $39 million, three-year contract with catcher Mike Napoli, a ...
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 ...
Ortiz hopes to spur Red Sox rebound next year
David Ortiz got what he wanted a lot easier than he ever expected. Ortiz, the face of the Red Sox since helping Boston end an 86-year World Series ...
Kemp starting rehab after left shoulder surgery
Matt Kemp's hopes for a simple surgery on his left shoulder were dashed when the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger awoke to learn things were worse than ...
Farrell introduced as new Red Sox manager
Larry Lucchino cracked open a fortune cookie from the Chinese dinner that Red Sox officials and John Farrell shared during their final discussion ...
Blue Jays trade manager John Farrell to Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are hoping that two big trades will help them get back to the playoffs after missing out three years in a row. The first was a ...
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 ...
Bobby V: Bosox roster in September 'weakest' ever
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine says his team's roster is beyond depleted. Valentine was asked before Friday night's game in Toronto what part ...
Column: Bobby V. leads Bosox in race to the bottom
You can never say for certain that a team has given up, but the Red Sox are making it awfully tempting. They've lost the first seven games on this ...
Gonzalez homers in debut, Dodgers beat Marlins 8-2
It took two pitches for Adrian Gonzalez to make a major difference with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gonzalez hit a three-run homer a couple of hours ...
BoSox send Gonzalez, Beckett, Crawford to Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are stocking up for the stretch run with some new, expensive players who couldn't help the Boston Red Sox make it to the ...
After trade, depleted Red Sox lose to Royals 10-9
Tony Abreu singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, and the Kansas City Royals completed their comeback from a six-run deficit by beating the ...
Gonzalez, Loney scratched amid trade talks
Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers' James Loney were scratched from their teams' starting lineups Friday night as the clubs tried to finalize ...
Red Sox: LF Carl Crawford headed for surgery
Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford will have season-ending surgery on his left elbow Thursday. Crawford has been playing with pain since coming ...
Suzuki, Kuroda lead Yankees past Red Sox 4-1
With two home runs already, Ichiro Suzuki was thinking about No. 3. He took a huge hack in the eighth inning and fouled the pitch straight back.
Ciriaco triple in 9th leads Red Sox over Yanks 8-6
Boston had wasted a five-run lead by the time Pedro Ciriaco stepped to the plate in the ninth inning Saturday night and hit a hard fly ball toward ...
Youkilis back at Fenway for first time since trade
Kevin Youkilis walked up to the plate before his first at-bat and the familiar chant of "Yooooouk" echoed throughout Fenway Park. He briefly said ...
Gonzalez powers Red Sox to 5-1 win over White Sox
It was almost perfect for Boston Red Sox fans: They cheered Kevin Youkilis early in the game and enjoyed a late-inning rally by their team. A limping ...
Nova pitches Yankees to 7-3 win over Red Sox
Barely a month ago, the New York Yankees were just six games over .500. Now they head into the All-Star break with the best record in baseball and the ...
Ciriaco, Gomez lead Red Sox to split with Yankees
Pedro Ciriaco had four hits and four RBIs, fellow newcomer Mauro Gomez added three hits and the Boston Red Sox gained a split of their day-night ...
Berry, Nava, Quintana providing unexpected lifts
Just before he turned 27 last November, Quintin Berry signed with the Detroit Tigers as a minor league free agent. Little did anyone realize the path ...