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Tek's back(up)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:16 -0500

CHICAGO - There was no place like home for Jason Varitek. The veteran catcher, who has been captain of the Red Sox since the 2005 season and holds the franchise record...

Report: Roger Clemens moves to have Brian McNamee suit tossed

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:52:44 -0500

NEW YORK - Lawyers for Roger Clemens filed a motion in Brooklyn federal court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by the pitcher's former trainer, claiming statements that...

AP sources: Jim Riggleman staying as Nationals manager

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:35:18 -0500

WASHINGTON - No more interim tag for Jim Riggleman: He is going to be the Washington Nationals' full-fledged manager in 2010. The Nationals are sticking with Riggleman...

Billy Wagner idea comes as no surprise

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:49:24 -0500

CHICAGO - The idea of Billy Wagner returning does not appear to worry the Red Sox. Agent Bean Stringfellow raised a few eyebrows Tuesday when he said Wagner liked his...

Jason Varitek back for 2010

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:18:57 -0500

CHICAGO - As expected, Red Sox captain Jason Varitek picked up the player option on his contract, worth $3 million for the 2010 season. Varitek had until midnight...

Ken Griffey Jr.stays with Mariners for 2010

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:04:07 -0500

SEATTLE - Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners agreed Wednesday to another one-year contract that will keep the popular slugger in Seattle next year. Baseball's active...

Let's make a big deal

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:46:21 -0500

CHICAGO - The Red Sox won 95 games this year and got bounced out of the playoffs in the first round. "I think we have a lot to do but I'm not so sure there...

Jason Varitek, Matt Holliday on bill

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:01:46 -0500

CHICAGO - Scott Boras, the agent for catcher Jason Varitek as well as free agent outfielder Matt Holliday, said he planned to speak with Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein...

Book on Billy Wagner not closed

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00:53 -0500

CHICAGO - Billy Wagner loved being with the Red Sox so much at the end of the 2009 season, the reliever may want to come back after all. Wagner, a Type A free agent who...

Theo Epstein says Victor Martinez -- not Jason Varitek -- team's catcher

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:52:09 -0500

CHICAGO - Change was in the air for the Red Sox behind the plate on Day 1 of the two-day general manager meetings yesterday at the O'Hare Hilton. If Jason Varitek...

Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield gets two-year, $5M deal

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:52:39 -0500

Tim Wakefield has one of the most hallowed Red Sox records in his sights, and now he has two years to break it. The Sox yesterday signed the 43-year-old knuckleballer...

Unloading Milton Bradley without paying steep price won't be easy for Cubs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:39:24 -0500

CHICAGO - After spending the last two winters trying in vain to acquire second baseman Brian Roberts and pitcher Jake Peavy, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry hopes he can unload...

Rangers' GM open to trading pitching for roster help

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:29:36 -0500

CHICAGO - The biggest storyline of the Texas Rangers' 2009 season was a pitching revolution that saw the club spend more than a month in first place and remain in contention...

Yankees hit free agency

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:37:46 -0500

World Series MVP Hideki Matsui became a free agent yesterday along with New York Yankees teammates Johnny Damon, Eric Hinske, Jose Molina and Xavier Nady. Pedro Feliz...

Any Jason Bay deal will take time

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:53:13 -0500

CHICAGO - Every Red Sox offseason has its share of sagas. The front-runner this year is Jason Bay, and it's going to take some time to find out. A deal between the...

Boston exercises Martinez option, declines Varitek

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:49:19 -0500

The Red Sox have exercised their $7.7 million option on Victor Martinez and declined options on Jason Varitek and Alex Gonzalez. They also agreed to a $5 million, two-year...

Japanese pitcher Ryota Igarashi looks to major leagues

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:42:32 -0500

TOKYO - Japanese pitcher Ryota Igarashi of the Yakult Swallows has filed for free agency, saying he wants to play in the U.S. major leagues. A total of 87 players in Japan's...

Phillies decline option on Pedro Feliz

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:42:28 -0500

PHILADELPHIA - Pedro Feliz has played his last game for the Phillies. Or maybe he hasn't. The team announced Sunday night that it had declined the third baseman's...

Red Sox pass on Alex Gonzalez

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:32:47 -0500

Theo Epstein and his colleagues will be in Chicago to conduct a little business today, tomorrow and Wednesday at the annual general manager meetings. It would be a big...

Arms add to FA list

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:16:00 -0500

New York Mets reliever J.J. Putz and Minnesota Twins right-handed starter Carl Pavano filed for free agency yesterday. Putz became a free agent one day after New York...

Yankees payroll finally adds up to title

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:45:24 -0500

About two billion bucks. That's the going rate for a second Yankees World Series championship in the first decade of the 21st century. It is a mind-boggling...

Twins get J.J. Hardy for Carlos Gomez

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:29:12 -0500

The Brewers finally gave J.J. Hardy the change of scenery he had been expecting and reunited the unhappy shortstop with an old friend in the process. Milwaukee traded...

Yankees 'ought' to know

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:09:37 -0500

The Yankees' World Series-clinching win Wednesday night did more than add to their collection of championship trophies. It also cemented them as the team of the decade. ...

Twins get SS J.J. Hardy, Brewers get OF Carlos Gomez

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:52:26 -0500

MINNEAPOLIS - The Milwaukee Brewers finally gave J.J. Hardy the change of scenery he had been expecting and reunited the unhappy shortstop with an old friend in the process. The...

Festive air as New York City fetes Yankees

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:24:01 -0500

NEW YORK - Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship today in a way only this...