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Red Sox complete Victorino's $39M, 3-year deal
Hawaiian Shane Victorino was so excited to arrive in Boston in the chill of December he ordered some New England clam chowder at dinner and sent a ...
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 ...
Victorino, Red Sox agree to $39 million, 3-yr deal
The fast-moving Boston Red Sox made their second splashy move of the winter meetings, agreeing Tuesday to a $39 million, three-year contract with ...
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 ...
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 ...
Free agents reject $13.3M deals as GMs head home
Josh Hamilton, B.J. Upton and Kyle Lohse were among nine free agents who turned down $13.3 million offers from their former clubs Friday as the annual ...
Athletics sweep Rangers to win AL West on last day
The Oakland Athletics had been down and doubted so many times during this remarkable year that a four-run deficit against the two-time reigning AL ...
A's win, back in playoffs for 1st time in 6 years
This time, it was manager Bob Melvin who took a whipped cream pie in the face. All those walk-off wins from guys hardly known beyond the Bay Area ...
O's, Yanks, Rangers clinch; Tigers, A's on verge
Here's how the pennant races look with three days to go: — TRIPLE CLINCH: Mike Napoli homered twice and drove in six runs as the Texas Rangers assured ...
Kuroda pitches 2-hitter, Yankees beat Rangers 3-0
The New York Yankees are in need of a reliable ace right now. Hiroki Kuroda has been the man for the job. Kuroda pitched a two-hitter and the Yankees ...
Darvish variety to Dickey mastery for same results
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan had a blazing fastball, the first ever clocked at 100 mph, during 27 seasons that included 5,714 strikeouts and seven ...
Giant blowout: NL routs AL 8-0 in All-Star game
Melky Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval and Matt Cain helped the National League to a Giant blowout in the All-Star game. After all the talk about AL dominance ...
Triple the fun as NL leads AL 8-0 in All-Star game
Pablo Sandoval hit a bases-loaded triple off Justin Verlander during a five-run first inning, and the National League romped to an 8-0 lead over the ...
Bypassed for Cain, Dickey had hoped to start
Owner of the best record in baseball, R.A. Dickey was hoping to become the first knuckleballer to start an All-Star game since Dutch Leonard in 1943.
La Russa, Washington fidget with All-Star lineups
Ron Washington and Tony La Russa have been spending most of their spare moments the past few days fidgeting with potential lineups for next week's ...
Rangers better than ever after 2nd World Series
After going to two consecutive World Series without a title, the Texas Rangers are better than they ever have been. At least based on their record and ...
Rangers, Yanks and Giants get 3 All-Star starters
Josh Hamilton is set to lead a Texas parade to the All-Star game. Now, fans will decide if Chipper Jones gets one final appearance or whether it's ...
Darvish 11 Ks in first home loss, 3-1 to Oakland
Yu Darvish finally lost a game at home for the Texas Rangers. Except for a couple of pitches, it was still an All-Star worthy performance. Now fans ...
Get ready for Rangers to fill up All-Star roster
Two straight trips to the World Series have turned the Texas Rangers into baseball's glamour gang. Josh Hamilton is the most popular player in the ...