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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 ...
Dykstra sentenced in bankruptcy fraud case
Former All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra was sentenced Monday to 6½ months in prison for hiding baseball gloves and other heirlooms from his playing ...
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 ...
A-Rod needs hip surgery, will miss season's start
Alex Rodriguez will start the season in what's become a familiar place: the disabled list. The New York Yankees said Monday the third baseman will ...
Ruppert, O'Day, White elected to baseball Hall
Former New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, longtime umpire Hank O'Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White have been elected to the baseball Hall of ...
AP survey: Bonds, Clemens likely miss in Hall vote
Baseball's all-time home run king and its most decorated pitcher likely will be shut out of the Hall of Fame in January. A survey by The Associated ...
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 ...
Giants don't tender contract to closer Wilson
Brian Wilson and his overgrown black beard might be headed out of the Bay Area. The San Francisco Giants declined to tender a one-year contract to the ...
Braves trade Hanson to Angels for Walden
The Braves traded Tommy Hanson to the Los Angeles Angels for former closer Jordan Walden on Friday, clearing a spot in the Atlanta rotation for Julio ...
AP Source: Ramirez positive test for testosterone
The substance that caused Manny Ramirez to test positive for a banned substance last year was testosterone, a person familiar with the situation told ...
Yankees, Cashman pleased with offseason success
Brian Cashman feels so good about the Yankees' offseason, he decided to rapel down a building. After spending the previous few days retaining veteran ...
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 ...
AP source: Rivera, Yanks agree to $10 million deal
Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday to a $10 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The ...
Nationals get Span from Twins for minor leaguer
With the addition of Denard Span, the Washington Nationals aren't just plugging a player into the lineup and moving on. He's like that nice new piece ...
BJ Upton, Braves finalize $75.25M, 5-year deal
Jason Heyward was in the audience as B.J. Upton was introduced Thursday as Atlanta's new centerfielder. That made manager Fredi Gonzalez smile as he ...
Madson, Angels finalize $3.5 million, 1-year deal
Ryan Madson finalized a $3.5 million, one-year deal on Wednesday with the Los Angeles Angels, who believe the right-handed reliever will make a strong ...
Upton headed to Braves; Pettitte returns to Yanks
B.J. Upton is on his way to Atlanta, while Andy Pettitte is staying in pinstripes. With the winter meetings only days away, baseball's offseason began ...
Column: The Big 3 deserve a big no in Hall vote
It could have been the greatest Hall of Fame class since Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb were installed in the very first vote back in 1936. It would have been ...
AP source: Upton, Braves reach $75M, 5-year deal
Free-agent outfielder B.J. Upton and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a $75.25 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the deal said ...
APNewsBreak: DeCinces indicted for insider trading
Former Baltimore Orioles all-star Doug DeCinces and three others were indicted Wednesday on insider trading charges involving the use of information ...
Wild coyotes 'kind of chilling' by Wrigley Field
Wild baseball fans might be a standard sight at Wrigley Field, but a pair of wild coyotes milling around Chicago's historic ballpark — surrounded on ...
Column: Why isn't Marvin Miller in Cooperstown?
There are times when baseball is so grand, so worthy of awe. Then there are times when it is so small, so petty. Like the way it treated the legacy ...