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AL East News and Rumors

Greenberg signs minor league deal with Orioles

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Baltimore Orioles have signed outfielder Adam Greenberg, who previously gained national attention when he was hit in the head with a pitch in 2005, to a minor league contract.

Paul Casella, MLB.com

The Red Sox on Thursday announced a number of promotions and hires within their baseball operations department.

David Brown, yahoo.com

It's been nearly 20 years since anyone could say, with a straight face, that the Toronto Blue Jays were favorites to win the World Series. Not since Joe Carter, Paul Molitor, Rickey Henderson and Roberto Alomar. But after a series of sexy moves made by …

Andrew Marchand, ESPN.com

Derek Jeter called the mother of Yankees fan Victoria Soto, the young teacher killed protecting her first grade Sandy Hook Elementary students during last Friday's Newtown tragedy.