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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Terry Francona hired as Cleveland manager
Terry Francona is getting back with one of his baseball families. Francona, who guided the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles, has been hired ...
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 ...
White Sox eliminated after 11-0 win over Indians
Their collapse complete, all the White Sox could do was watch from afar as another team celebrated winning the AL Central. This wasn't their year, but ...
Indians fire manager Manny Acta with 6 games left
One month, one miserable month wiped out almost everything Manny Acta did for three years. "That month just crushed our hopes," Acta said. And cost ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Astros fire manager Brad Mills and 2 coaches
After spending all summer dumping players, the Houston Astros didn't stop there. Brad Mills became the latest to go when the struggling Astros fired ...
Red Sox boss says no players asked for new skipper
None of the Boston Red Sox players in a series of meetings with the team's top brass called for manager Bobby Valentine to be replaced, owner John ...