Bob McClure will be the pitching coach and Tim Bogar will serve as bench coach for the Boston Red Sox as manager Bobby Valentine cements his staff for the coming season. The team also announced Friday that Alex Ochoa will be the team’s first base coach, while Jerry Royster will…
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Carlos Beltran won’t exactly make St. Louis Cardinals fans get over the loss of Albert Pujols, but the outfielder helps the lineup attempt to recover. The Cardinals confirmed Thursday’s reports that Beltran had agreed to a two-year deal contingent on a physical, and are…
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The Washington Nationals acquired left-handed starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez from the Oakland A’s on Thursday in exchange for four prospects, multiple media outlets reported. The A’s obtained right-handers A.J. Cole and Brad Peacock, catcher Derek Norris and left-hander Tom…
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The Kansas City Royals’ search for a utility infielder took a strange twist Dec. 20 when they signed Yuniesky Betancourt, who was their starting shortstop in 2009 and 2010. Betancourt agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract with incentives that could take the value to $2.5…
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The Boston Red Sox are expected to name Bob McClure as their next pitching coach, according to ESPNBoston.com report. McClure has been with the organization since late November, as a special assignment scout and instructor. He was pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals from…
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Since making his Major League debut back in September of 1998 for the Kansas City Royals, Carlos Beltran has been employed by four different teams. It appears that he’s going to add a fifth to the list soon. The St. … Continue reading →
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From aging Hall of Famers to a pair of troubled ex-pitchers to a young man murdered just as he was approaching his prime, we lost of a lot of good baseball men in 2011. And though writing obituaries is never … Continue reading →
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Yuniesky Betancourt is back with the Kansas City Royals after agreeing to a one-year contract. The deal was announced Tuesday. Betancourt, who played for the Royals from 2009-10, started at shortstop for the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers last season, batting .252 with 13 homers and 68 RBIs. Kansas City has Alcides Escobar at shortstop, so Betancourt will provide versatility and experience…
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The rumor on Monday was that free agent center fielder Coco Crisp was getting close to signing a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, but his agent clearly didn’t want to scare off other teams. The St. Louis Post Dispatch … Continue reading →
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Major League Baseball owners have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement, sealing 21 consecutive seasons of labor peace through 2016. Owners voted unanimously to approve the deal during a telephone conference call Thursday. The players’ association announced Dec. 1 that its executive board had ratified the agreement, which was signed Nov.
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