| Diamondbacks acquire RHP Aaron Heilman from Cubs |
Reliever Aaron Heilman was acquired Thursday by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects.
Updated: 02:36 AM
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| Rays add 3 to 40-man roster; activate Pena from DL |
Minor league outfielder Desmond Jennings and pitchers Jeremy Hellickson and Alexander Torres have been added to the Tampa Bay Rays’ 40-man roster.
Updated: 06:36 PM
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| Alomar hoping for election to Hall of Fame |
Roberto Alomar has career numbers that compare favorably with many of baseball’s greatest second basemen. The question is how will one memorable lapse impact his bid to make the Hall of Fame.
Updated: 06:06 PM
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| Tigers minor league 3B Ron Bourquin suspended |
A minor leaguer in the Detroit Tigers’ organization has been suspended for 50 games after testing positive for an amphetamine under baseball’s minor league drug program.
Updated: 04:36 PM
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| Selig: Some clubs lost money |
Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.
Updated: 03:08 PM
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| Pettitte, Tatis file for free agency on final day |
The Yankees’ Andy Pettitte and the Mets’ Fernando Tatis have become the final players to file for free agency this year.
Updated: 01:06 PM
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| Hicks trying to keep majority ownership of Rangers |
Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks is putting together a group of local investors, including Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, for a bid that would enable him to keep majority ownership of the team.
Updated: 12:37 PM
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| Tracy wins NL manager award, gets 3-year contract |
The Colorado Rockies have rewarded manager Jim Tracy with a three-year contract.
Updated: 09:06 AM
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| Tracy, Scioscia win Manager of the Year awards |
Jim Tracy was out of baseball when Clint Hurdle called last October to talk to him about joining Hurdle’s staff in Colorado. Tracy was focused on his duties as bench coach for the Rockies when he came to spring training.
Updated: 05:36 AM
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| Nationals hire Davey Johnson as senior adviser |
After years of working with national teams, Davey Johnson is returning to the Nationals. The longtime major league manager joined the front office of the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The 66-year-old Johnson will work as a senior adviser to general manager Mike Rizzo.
Updated: 08:06 PM
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| Ramirez, Darvish named MVPs of Japanese baseball |
Venezuelan outfielder Alex Ramirez was named MVP of Japan’s Central League for the second straight year on Wednesday while pitcher Yu Darvish took the Pacific League honors.
Updated: 01:06 PM
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| Royals ace Zack Greinke wins AL Cy Young Award |
Zack Greinke fidgeted a bit and spoke softly.
Updated: 03:06 AM
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| Sandy Alomar Jr. hired by Indians |
Sandy Alomar Jr.’s baseball career has brought him back home.
Updated: 09:06 PM
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| Wally Backman starts over with Brooklyn farm team |
Wally Backman wants another chance to manage in the majors. The former Mets second baseman, fired after four days with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004, was introduced Tuesday as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, New York’s Class-A farm team in the New York-Penn League.
Updated: 07:06 PM
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| A’s see Bailey’s award as a positive sign |
Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane sees Andrew Bailey’s rookie of the year award as reinforcement that a youth movement is the way to go.
Updated: 03:06 PM
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| Yankees decline $1.25 million option on Mitre |
The New York Yankees have declined a $1.25 million option on pitcher Sergio Mitre.
Updated: 03:06 PM
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| Some Red Sox tickets to rise up to $5 next season |
The Red Sox will raise some ticket prices as much as $5 next season after freezing all sections for 2009.
Updated: 01:06 PM
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| A’s Bailey and Marlins’ Coghlan win Rookie awards |
Andrew Bailey was driving along, talking to his agent on a handsfree cell phone, when another call came in.
Updated: 11:36 AM
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| Indians hire Tim Tolman as bench coach |
New Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta’s coaching staff is nearly complete.
Updated: 05:06 PM
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| Wilson & Mariners agree to $10 million, 2-yr deal |
After shortstop Jack Wilson arrived in Seattle in a trade last summer, it didn’t take long for him to know he wanted to stay.
Updated: 01:06 PM
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| AP Interview: Cuban pitcher defects without drama |
Aroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby.
Updated: 07:36 PM
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| Wetteland at home after hospital trip |
Former All-Star closer John Wetteland was resting at home Thursday night after a trip to a hospital, where the Seattle Mariners say he was treated for an elevated heart rate.
Updated: 04:06 AM
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| Riggleman gets Nationals managing job for 2010 |
Jim Riggleman opened his first news conference in 10 years as a full-fledged, full-time, full-titled major league manager _ no "interim" tag to be found _ by saying he didn’t want to list the people he needs to thank, lest he forget someone.
Updated: 09:36 PM
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| Hudson agrees on $28M, 3-year deal with Braves |
Tim Hudson agreed to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, giving the team a wealth of starting pitching and setting up a likely trade to bolster the offense.
Updated: 01:36 PM
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| GMs head out to work on offseason trades |
General managers grabbed their bags, caught a quick lunch and headed down the corridor a short distance to their flights Wednesday after their annual meeting ended in a hotel at O’Hare International Airport.
Updated: 09:36 AM
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