Major League Baseball News and Rumors
Blue Jays buzz peaking as Winter Tour winds downShane Jones, MLB.com Blue Jays players and management have received nothing but positive feedback from the fans as they hit the final stop on their third annual Winter Tour of Canada in Edmonton on Saturday. |
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Andrew Simon, MLB.com Canada submitted its 23-man provisional roster for the World Baseball Classic on Saturday, putting together a group that includes 15 current or former Major Leaguers, highlighted by Twins first baseman Justin Morneau. |
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Adam Berry, MLB.com Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton will add his powerful bat to the middle of Team USA's lineup in the World Baseball Classic. |
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All winter long, more than a dozen teams — the Yankees and Mets being front and center — have been scouring the market for power-hitting outfielders with none to be found. |
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Andrew Simon, MLB.com Angels outfielder Mike Trout, the American League Rookie of the Year and runner-up for AL Most Valuable Player, won't participate in the World Baseball Classic in March. |
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Adam McCalvy, MLB.com Relief pitchers John Axford and Jim Henderson, as well as infielder Taylor Green, are on the initial roster for Canada's World Baseball Classic team. |
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No. 1 Duke Suffers First Loss To Some Team Or Other As Nation Revels In Annual Guilty PleasureJan 12
Sam Eifling, deadspin.com It's not the Yankees losing in the divisionals, nor a conference rival pantsing Alabama midseason. Nor is it quite the Lakers fizzling in May, or the Cowboys losing year after year after year after delicious year. More » |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com One reason for the Marlins' optimism is the emergence of Nathan Eovaldi, a hard-throwing 22-year-old who built confidence with every outing a year ago. |
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Todd Zolecki, MLB.com The Phillies have signed veteran right-hander Rodrigo Lopez to a Minor League contract with a Spring Training invite. |
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Richard Durrett, ESPN.com Texas Rangers infielder Ian Kinsler said he expressed a desire to stay at second base rather than move to first base to club officials in a meeting last month, but didn't draw "a line in the sand" about it. |
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Bryan Hoch, MLB.com Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has removed his walking boot and is beginning to work out at the team's Minor League complex in Tampa, Fla., according to general manager Brian Cashman. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Despite missing most of last season, outfielder Nolan Reimold more than doubled his salary when he agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles. |
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Richard Durrett, ESPN.com Texas Rangers starter Matt Harrison said he's discussing a contract extension with the club, but didn't want to get into specifics. |
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Brian McTaggart, MLB.com Geoff Blum, who played five years with the Astros in two separate stints with the club, has reached an agreement to join the team's television broadcast team, a source has told MLB.com. |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com Finally we have a ballot result that baseball fans, writers, experts and all of mankind can get behind. Well, I hope that‘s the case anyway. After a five-day voting period set up to allow fans to select the cover athlete for the MLB 13: The Show video g… |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com The Daily Show with Jon Stewart While digesting the literally hundreds and hundreds of thoughts, opinions and strong criticisms regarding this year’s Hall of Fame vote over the past three days, perhaps you overlooked or just flat out missed those expres… |
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Richard Durrett, ESPN.com Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish will have a personal catcher in 2013, as manager Ron Washington indicated his plan is for Geovany Soto to catch most of Darvish's starts. |