MLB
January 28, 2012 - 11:47 p.m.•By DAVE CAMPBELL - The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Twins have carried plenty of depth in their outfield for years. They’ve also had their share of uncertainty about who’s playing where and when.
January 27, 2012 - 11:42 p.m.•By RONALD BLUM - The Associated Press
CHICAGO – Commissioner Bud Selig expects baseball to expand its playoffs this season.
January 24, 2012 - 4:34 p.m.•By NOAH TRISTER - AP Sports Writer
DETROIT (AP) — Free agent first baseman Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers agreed Tuesday on a nine-year, $214 million contract that fills the AL Central champions' need for a power hitter, a person familiar with the deal said.
January 19, 2012 - 11:51 p.m.•By TOM WITHERS - The Associated Press
CLEVELAND – Cleveland Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona has been arrested for allegedly using a false identity in the Dominican Republic, where officials are contesting his real name and birthdate.
January 18, 2012 - 12:01 a.m.•By AP Sports Writer RONALD BLUM (AP)
NEW YORK – Tim Lincecum asked San Francisco for $21.5 million in arbitration, just shy of the record for a player, and the Giants offered him a club-record $17 million Tuesday on a dizzying day when 80 players agreed to contracts.
January 16, 2012 - 11:48 p.m.•By RONALD BLUM - The Associated Press
NEW YORK – Players and teams started rushing to settle arbitration cases Monday, a day before the sides were to swap proposed salaries.
January 13, 2012 - 11:47 p.m.•By RONALD BLUM - The Associated Press
NEW YORK – San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum headed the list of 142 players filing for arbitration Friday and is set to ask for a record salary when figures are exchanged next week.
January 12, 2012 - 11:24 p.m.•By BOB BAUM - The Associated Press
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. – Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said he couldn’t resist the pleas of team owners for him to stay on the job. His wife, Sue, has said all along there was no way her husband would walk away from the game.
January 11, 2012 - 11:42 p.m.•By ANDREW SELIGMAN - The Associated Press
CHICAGO – Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said trade talk involving ace Matt Garza was overblown, and he also still hoped to re-sign veteran reliever Kerry Wood.
January 9, 2012 - 11:52 p.m.•By RONALD BLUM - The Associated Press
NEW YORK – Barry Larkin had no idea in 1982 that he would become a baseball Hall of Famer, thanks to Bo Schembechler.
