Major League Baseball News and Rumors
Berkman officially joins Rangers after physicalRichard Durrett, ESPN.com Lance Berkman is officially a Texas Ranger after passing his physical on Monday. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Los Angeles' defense attorney says a federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a man who was arrested in the beating of a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium and later cleared. |
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Richard Durrett, ESPN.com Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said the plan is for Ian Kinsler to start the 2013 season at second base, meaning it's likely that top prospect Jurickson Profar will start the season in the minors. |
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Chris Haft, MLB.com Jeremy Affeldt has donated time and effort for years toward ending human trafficking and slavery. Recently, Affeldt gave something else to the cause: his presence. |
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Chris Haft, MLB.com The Giants' World Series trophy will begin its much-anticipated, three-month public tour Tuesday with an appearance in Sacramento. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Reliever Mike Gonzalez and the Milwaukee Brewers have finalized a $2.25 million, one-year contract. |
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Anthony DiComo, MLB.com Sandy Alderson expects the Mets' offseason to pick up the pace, but the general manager said the club isn't close to any deal for a pitcher. |
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Brittany Ghiroli, MLB.com The Orioles' biggest question mark the past three seasons has been at second base, and it's no secret why, as the club's longest-tenured active player in veteran Brian Roberts has been unable to stay on the field. Will 2013 be any different? |
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Greg Johns, MLB.com Are the Mariners focused on replacing Jason Vargas in the rotation with another lefty, and if so, who would that be? Greg Johns fields this and more in the Inbox. |
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Adam McCalvy, MLB.com The Brewers formally announced their one-year pact with veteran reliever Mike Gonzalez on Monday, a move that could cap general manager Doug Melvin's bullpen makeover. |
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Tom Singer, MLB.com Kris Johnson is too busy starring for Escogido in the Dominican Republic Winter League playoffs to make it to Pirate City for voluntary workouts, but the lefty will be there soon enough to try to pitch his way into the Bucs' plans. |
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Bryan Hoch, MLB.com Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli suffered a whiplash injury on a foul tip while catching in the Venezuelan Winter League and traveled to Tampa, Fla., last week to be examined by the organization. |
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Adam Berry, MLB.com Former All-Star second baseman Jose Lopez, who spent seven seasons with Seattle before bouncing between Triple-A and the Majors the past two years, has signed a one-year deal with the Yomiuri Giants. |
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Anthony DiComo, MLB.com Originally scheduled to undergo a heart ablation before Christmas to correct the arrhythmias he has experienced throughout his career, Jon Niese instead opted against surgery. |
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Bill Chastain, MLB.com Tampa Bay has announced several staffing changes to its international operations, pro scouting and amateur scouting departments. |
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Wallace Matthews, ESPN.com New York insists Derek Jeter will be ready to go when the Yankees open their regular season at home on April 1 against the Boston Red Sox. |
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Ian Browne, MLB.com The Red Sox will get a good look at their future starting Monday, as 11 of the organization's top prospects are in town for the team's Rookie Program, which runs all week. |
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Gregor Chisholm, MLB.com The Blue Jays put the finishing touches on their Minor League coaching staffs for the 2013 season on Monday afternoon. |
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Jason Beck, MLB.com Though Justin Verlander made a bit of an argument, it would've been a shock if members of the Mayo Smith Society elected anyone other than Miguel Cabrera as their choice for the King Tiger award. |
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Todd Zolecki, MLB.com The Phillies have four fresh faces headed to Clearwater, Fla., for Spring Training next month. They still hope to find a fifth. |
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David Brown, yahoo.com Chris Fevurly of Wichita, Kan. says he is appreciative, humbled and perhaps a little embarrassed at the attention he has received since word got out that a big-screen TV — and a big chunk of his Ken Griffey Jr. baseball card collection — were stolen f… |
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Mark Sheldon, MLB.com The 2012 season was one in which Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan emerged from the shadows to become more prominent than ever. It creates plenty of optimism for what he can do entering 2013. |
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Scott Merkin, MLB.com Class will be in session for Dayan Viciedo and Tyler Flowers early next week, when White Sox hitting coach Jeff Manto makes a trip down the East Coast to Florida. |
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Chris Toman, MLB.com It has become increasingly likely that 19-year veteran Darren Oliver has played his last game for the Blue Jays, a scenario that would leave Toronto without its top left-handed, late-inning relief option. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com The end of 2013's Hall of Fame debate season will end on Wednesday when this year's crop of inductees — or lack thereof — is officially announced on MLB Network. This is one of the deepest ballots in history, but it's also undoubtedly the most controv… |
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Rhett Bollinger, MLB.com The Twins are hoping Chris Parmelee can translate some of of his Triple-A success the Majors with the help of consistent at-bats, as he's expected to be the club's starting right fielder in 2013 after the club traded Denard Span and Ben Revere. |
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Brian McTaggart, MLB.com Instead of waiting for the phone to ring, Craig Biggio is having no trouble finding a good way to take his mind off Wednesday's Hall of Fame announcement. Biggio and his family are in Miami for Monday night's BCS Championship Game between Notre Dame and… |
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Mark Bowman, MLB.com Brandon Beachy and Craig Kimbrel have not created one of those wagers that could lead to some clubhouse laughs. But the two Braves pitchers have traded some playful jabs leading up to Monday night's matchup between Notre Dame and Alabama in the BCS Nati… |
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Bill Chastain, MLB.com Being able to tease about body fat and go through regular workouts this offseason has been a welcome respite for Alex Cobb, who had to proceed with caution following the 2011 season. |
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Roger Schlueter, MLB.com With five game scores of at least 91 in his career, James Shields is three short of matching Mike Mussina's career total and stands as the active leader. |
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Doug Miller, MLB.com A potentially memorable Hall of Fame vote is one of only a few things expected to occur in the first full week of the year 2013. |
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David Brown, yahoo.com One might expect to hear names like Pop Warner, Bear Bryant and Vince Lombardi drop at a press conference for the BCS championship. But if reporters can get a football coach to talk long enough, legends from other sports are bound to come up. Even one f… |
