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December 14, 2018

Encarnacion to Mariners, Santana to Indians in 3-team trade

Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto was in a hospital, making a trade from a bed. Cleveland counterpart Chris ...

December 13, 2018

Morton to Rays and a Tanner-for-Tanner trade at meetings

An All-Star starter to the relief-reliant Rays, a Tanner-for-Tanner trade and a Scott Boras sighting. Intrigue at the winter ...

December 13, 2018

The Latest: Free agent 1B Justin Bour headed to Angels

The Latest on Major League Baseball's winter meetings (all times local): 6:10p.m. A person with direct knowledge of the ...

December 11, 2018

The Latest: Rangers claim INF Asuaje off waivers

The Latest on Major League Baseball's winter meetings (all times local): 5:33 p.m. The Texas Rangers have claimed infielder ...

November 15, 2018

Mets' deGrom gets Cy with record-low wins; Snell takes AL

After a season marred by narrow defeats, Jacob deGrom became a runaway winner. The New York Mets ace easily won the National ...

November 08, 2018

Mallex Smith dealt to Mariners by Rays for Zunino, Heredia

Mallex Smith was made a promise by Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto when he was acquired for a second time by the ...

October 26, 2018

Blue Jays hire Rays bench coach Charlie Montoyo as manager

Charlie Montoyo, a bench coach for the Tampa Bay Rays this season, was hired as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

October 26, 2018

Twins hire ex-Rays player, coach Rocco Baldelli as manager

Though Rocco Baldelli's time as a player was cut short by physical ailments, his career in baseball was only beginning to ...

October 25, 2018

Manfred: White House visit should not be issue for champs

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred doesn't foresee any problems if the World Series winner is invited to visit the White House

October 09, 2018

Rays extend manager Kevin Cash's contract through 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays, who won more games than any American League team that didn't make the playoffs, have rewarded manager ...

October 02, 2018

MLB attendance down 4 percent as 6 ballparks set lows

Cincinnati catcher Tucker Barnhart could hear the difference at Great American Ball Park, one of six major league stadiums ...

September 30, 2018

Yanks' Sabathia banned 5 games for hitting batter, appeals

New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia was suspended five games Saturday for hitting a Tampa Bay batter, a penalty that won't ...

September 27, 2018

Blue Jays give Gibbons winning home finale, Astros party on

John Gibbons said he wasn't going to cry, but the veteran manager struggled to contain his emotions in his final home game ...

September 25, 2018

Athletics clinch playoff berth with Rays' loss to Yankees

The Oakland Athletics clinched their first playoff berth in four years Monday night, earning at least an American League wild ...

September 22, 2018

Gurriels are 1st brothers with multiple homers on same day

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and his older brother, Yuli, have become the first brothers in major league history to have multihomer ...

September 21, 2018

Justin Smoak lifts Blue Jays past Rays with walk-off shot

Tampa Bay's stirring September run took a sudden sour turn in Toronto. Justin Smoak homered with two outs in the ninth inning ...

September 20, 2018

LEADING OFF: Yanks defend turf, Phillies-Braves, Scherzer up

A look at what's happening around the majors today: BUBBLY ON ICE For the third night in a row, the Red Sox attempt to clinch ...

September 20, 2018

Pham homers twice for late-surging Rays in 9-3 win at Texas

Before slipping into the baby costume that was part of rookie dress-up travel day for the late-surging Tampa Bay Rays, Ryan ...

September 19, 2018

Snell wins 20th, ties Rays record in 4-0 victory over Texas

For Blake Snell, all the setbacks set up all these victories. Snell became the major leagues' first 20-game winner in two ...