Major League Baseball News and Rumors
Art: Evolution of the catcherDavid Brown, yahoo.com Happy new year, Stewies! Before we turn out the lights on 2012, let us check out a five-panel cartoon from the 1890s that is heavy with pun. Possibly with a nod toward the famous "Ascent of Man," this poster illustrates the natural progression… |
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Ex-AL MVP Tejada says he has deal with RoyalsDec 31, 2012
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Former AL MVP Miguel Tejada has reached a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals and says he is ready to return to the majors. |
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Former AL MVP Tejada has deal with RoyalsDec 31, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Former AL MVP Miguel Tejada has reached a minor league deal with the Royals and says he is ready to return to the majors. |
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Remembering Clemente brings both joy and painDec 31, 2012
Jim Lachimia, MLB.com The 40th anniversary of Roberto Clemente's 3,000th hit and final season took place in 2012, and fans old enough to have seen him play still marvel at the skills he displayed on the baseball field. |
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Royals sign veteran Chavez to minor league dealDec 31, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City Royals have signed outfielder Endy Chavez to a minor league contract and invited him to big league spring training. |
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Yankees at Payroll Threshold, at Least for NowDec 31, 2012
David Waldstein, nytimes.com The Yankees' payroll was close to their targeted $189 million on Monday, but it did include a number of unsigned players, including Phil Hughes. |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com On Saturday, Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times wrote a column about the obstacles that a potentially gay athlete still faces in today's locker room culture. Included in the piece is the following quote from Detroit Tigers center fielder Torii Hunter… |
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Royals sign Tejada, Endy to Minor League dealsDec 31, 2012
Paul Casella, MLB.com The Royals signed outfielder Endy Chavez and infielder -- and former American League Most Valuable Player Award winner -- Miguel Tejada to Minor League deals. |
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ESPN Writer Has The Single Best Strategy For Dealing With The Hall Of Fame's Steroid ProblemDec 31, 2012
Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Though we blast the self-important BBWAA members who deal in absolutes, there's no denying that the Hall of Fame has itself a pickle. Bonds and Clemens, the consensus best hitter and pitcher of MLB's last 20 years, are eligible this year, the most obvio… |
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Martinez: Clemente and the magic of 21Dec 31, 2012
Hiram Martinez, ESPN.com The Puerto Rican legend inspires many 40 years after his death |
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As 2012 draws to a close, not every team wants 2013 to be different, writes Cliff Corcoran in his look at each team's New Year's resolutions. First up: the American League. |
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David Brown, yahoo.com Viva Italia! According to a tweet by basketball personality (and huge baseball fan) Dick Vitale, he ran into Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto in the Sarasota, Fla. area, where both men winter. Earlier stories this offseason indicated Votto had been gr… |
