
6 hours ago - By Rick Gano, AP Sports Writer
Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs. Complete Story...
1 hour ago - By Associated Press
The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.
2 hours ago - By Associated Press
Major League Baseball has the perfect gift to bust a budget in a recession.
3 hours ago - By Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals season ticket prices are increasing an average of 3 percent next year.

6 hours ago - By Ben Walker, AP Baseball Writer
For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games.
Nov 19 - By Associated Press
Minor league outfielder Desmond Jennings and pitchers Jeremy Hellickson and Alexander Torres have been added to the Tampa Bay Rays' 40-man roster.

Nov 19 - By Associated Press
Reliever Aaron Heilman was acquired Thursday by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects.
Nov 19 - By Associated Press
Roberto Alomar has career numbers that compare favorably with many of baseball's greatest second basemen. The question is how will one memorable lapse impact his bid to make the Hall of Fame.

Nov 19 - By Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer
Tim Lincecum has been so dominant in his first two full major league seasons that even his top bosses don't know how he can get much better.
Nov 19 - By Associated Press
The Yankees' Andy Pettitte and the Mets' Fernando Tatis have become the final players to file for free agency this year.

Nov 18 - By Associated Press
Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks is putting together a group of local investors, including Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, for a bid that would enable him to keep majority ownership of the team.

Nov 18 - By Rick Gano, AP Sports Writer
Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.

Nov 18 - By Tony DeMarco, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The World Series ending on Nov. 4 means a more compact offseason. Less than a week after the season’s final pitch was thrown by Mariano Rivera, general managers convened in a Chicago hotel to do nothing about instant replay, but did stoke the hot stove.

Nov 18 - By Joseph White, AP Sports Writer
After years of working with national teams, Davey Johnson is returning to the Nationals. The longtime major league manager joined the front office of the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The 66-year-old Johnson will work as a senior adviser to general manager Mike Rizzo.

Nov 18 - By Associated Press
The Colorado Rockies have rewarded manager Jim Tracy with a three-year contract.

Nov 18 - By Jay Cohen, AP Sports Writer
Jim Tracy was out of baseball when Clint Hurdle called last October to talk to him about joining Hurdle's staff in Colorado. Tracy was focused on his duties as bench coach for the Rockies when he came to spring training.
Nov 18 - By Associated Press
Venezuelan outfielder Alex Ramirez was named MVP of Japan's Central League for the second straight year on Wednesday while pitcher Yu Darvish took the Pacific League honors.
Nov 17 - By Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer
Sandy Alomar Jr.'s baseball career has brought him back home.

Nov 17 - By Mike Fitzpatrick, AP Sports Writer
Wally Backman wants another chance to manage in the majors. The former Mets second baseman, fired after four days with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004, was introduced Tuesday as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, New York's Class-A farm team in the New York-Penn League.

Nov 17 - By Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer
Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane sees Andrew Bailey's rookie of the year award as reinforcement that a youth movement is the way to go.
Nov 17 - By Associated Press
The New York Yankees have declined a $1.25 million option on pitcher Sergio Mitre.

Nov 17 - By Ronald Blum, AP Sports Writer
Zack Greinke fidgeted a bit and spoke softly.
Nov 17 - By Associated Press
The Red Sox will raise some ticket prices as much as $5 next season after freezing all sections for 2009.
Nov 16 - By Associated Press
New Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta's coaching staff is nearly complete.

Nov 16 - By Mike Fitzpatrick, AP Sports Writer
Andrew Bailey was driving along, talking to his agent on a handsfree cell phone, when another call came in.