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Albert Pujols objects to Angels’ ads
February 23, 2012, No Comments

Pujols not a fan of Angels' new marketing campaign

Ronald Belisario
Dodgers pitcher acknowledges testing positive for cocaine
February 23, 2012, No Comments

Dodgers' Belisario admits to failed test for cocaine

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Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield to retire
February 17, 2012, No Comments

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- After 19 seasons in the majors -- 17 of them with the Boston Red Sox -- knuckleballer Tim Wakefield ...

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Gary Carter dies at age 57
February 16, 2012, No Comments

Former New York Mets Hall-of-Fame catcher Gary Carter has died at age 57, according to his daugther.

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Marlin’s Josh Johnson say’s no more issues with arm
February 15, 2012, No Comments

JJ at full strength, eager to lead Marlins' staff

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Kershaw inks two-year deal, avoids hearing
February 7, 2012, No Comments

LOS ANGELES -- National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers agreed Tuesday on a two-year, $19 m ...

Louise Meanwell
Police: Woman extorted Brian Cashman
February 3, 2012, No Comments

NEW YORK -- A woman has been charged with stalking and shaking down New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.

Josh Hamilton
Source: Josh Hamilton had alcohol relapse
February 3, 2012, No Comments

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who has battled drug and alcohol addictions, had a relapse with alcohol this week, acc ...

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Mariners might move Ichiro out of leadoff spot
January 27, 2012, No Comments

Ichiro Suzuki might begin his final guaranteed season with the Seattle Mariners somewhere other than the leadoff spot t ...

MLB: NLDS-Milwaukee Brewers at Arizona Diamondbacks
Source: Tigers to sign Prince Fielder
January 25, 2012, No Comments

The Detroit Tigers and slugger Prince Fielder have agreed to a nine-year, $214 million deal, a source told ESPN.com's Je ...

Gary Carter
Gary Carter’s health worsens
January 20, 2012, No Comments

Former Mets Catcher Gary Carter Told He Has More Brain Tumors

Yu Darvish
Darvish, Rangers reach $60M deal
January 19, 2012, No Comments

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Japanese ace Yu Darvish will be pitching in a Texas Rangers uniform in 2012, agreeing to a six-year ...

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Baseball websites join SOPA protest
January 18, 2012, No Comments

Today's voluntary blackout by internet sites and Reddit is underway, and a few baseball sites are also warning readers o ...

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Obama honors St. Louis Cardinals without La Russa, Pujols
January 18, 2012, No Comments

President Barack Obama on Tuesday dubbed the St. Louis Cardinals the "greatest comeback team in the history of baseball ...

MLB: FEB 21 Rays Spring Training
Manny Ramirez: I’ll be a role model
January 12, 2012, No Comments

I want to show people that Manny can change, that he can do the right thing," Ramirez told ESPN's Pedro Gomez in an inte ...

Frank McCourt
Judge OKs settlement between Dodgers, Fox
January 11, 2012, No Comments

A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved a settlement between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox Sports that clears the wa ...

Bud Selig
Source: Selig to be offered contract extension
January 10, 2012, No Comments

Baseball owners say MLB Commissioner Bud Selig will be offered a contract extension at this week's meetings.

Barry Larkin
Barry Larkin elected to Hall of Fame
January 9, 2012, No Comments

Former Cincinnati Reds shortstop and current ESPN analyst Barry Larkin was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monda ...

Jorge Posada
Source: Jorge Posada to retire
January 7, 2012, No Comments

New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is planning to retire, a source told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

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Albert Pujols’ contract completed
January 5, 2012, No Comments

NEW YORK -- Guess $240 million wasn't quite enough for Albert Pujols. In addition to his salary, the Los Angeles Angels ...

Joe Torre
Joe Torre to try to buy Dodgers: Quits MLB job
January 4, 2012, No Comments

Joe Torre has quit his job with Major League Baseball to pursue ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the league announc ...

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White Sox deal Carlos Quentin to Padres
December 31, 2011, No Comments

The Chicago White Sox traded outfielder Carlos Quentin to the San Diego Padres on Saturday for two minor league pitchers ...

Hal Steinbrenner
IRS sues Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner
December 30, 2011, No Comments

NEW YORK -- The Internal Revenue Service is suing New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner over what i ...

Prince Fielder
Nats player: We are “shooting for” Prince
December 30, 2011, No Comments

There's been a lot of discussion and debate lately about whether the improving Washington Nationals are one of the teams ...

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Shannon Stone’s mom makes request
December 29, 2011, No Comments

The mother of a Texas firefighter who died reaching to snag a baseball thrown by Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton this ...

Alex-Rodriguez
Source: Alex Rodriguez’s knee treated in Germany
December 28, 2011, No Comments

Alex Rodriguez takes Kobe Bryant's advice to get his knee treated overseas.

Frank McCourt
Fox Sports wins stay ruling in Dodgers bankruptcy case
December 23, 2011, No Comments

A U.S. District Court judge in Delaware on Friday dealt a significant blow to the Los Angeles Dodgers' plans to sell th ...

Gio Gonzalez
Nationals trade for Gio Gonzalez
December 23, 2011, No Comments

The Nationals took a major step toward contention on Thursday, acquiring left-hander Gio Gonzalez from the Athletics for ...

Francis Kirchner, Charles Bowers and James Groves
3 men sentenced in fatal attack at Phillies game
December 21, 2011, No Comments

Three men who fatally attacked a man outside a Philadelphia Phillies game in a brawl police say was sparked by a spilled ...

Bill Conlin
MLB Hall of Fame writer Bill Conlin accused of molestation Part 2
December 20, 2011, No Comments

Three women and a man say they were molested as children by Bill Conlin, a Hall of Fame baseball writer and Philadelphia ...

Bill Conlin
MLB Hall of Fame writer Bill Conlin accused of molestation Part 1
December 20, 2011, No Comments

Three women and a man say they were molested as children by Bill Conlin, a Hall of Fame baseball writer and Philadelphia ...

MLB: MAY 15 Phillies at Brewers
Report: Ryan Braun failed drug test caused by medication
December 19, 2011, No Comments

National League MVP Ryan Braun's failed drug test was the result of medication he was taking for a "private medical is ...

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Matt Kemp and Aaron Rodgers defend Ryan Braun
December 14, 2011, No Comments

Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp, who finished second in the NL MVP voting to Braun, would have won the award if the BBW ...

Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter Gift Baskets: Yankees Star Reportedly Gives Memorabilia To Women Who Spend Night
December 14, 2011, No Comments

Yankees star Derek Jeter, one of New York’s most eligible hunks since his split with longtime gal pal Minka Kelly, is ...

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New MLB deal includes extra replay
December 14, 2011, No Comments

Baseball's new labor contract includes more video replay, the chance for a longer All-Star break and a small, but likely ...

Albert Pujos signed with Los Angeles
Wife of Albert Pujos speaks up about split with Cardinals
December 13, 2011, No Comments

Albert Pujols' wife Diedre, in an interview with a radio station with ties to the former St. Louis Cardinals slugger, sa ...

Ryan Braun failed drug test
In Fighting Drug Test, Braun Faces a Tall Order
December 12, 2011, No Comments

Ryan Braun, the National League MVP, has failed a drug test given to him in October and could face a 50-game suspension ...

James Loney
Report: Dodgers’ Loney spits at cop after being arrested
December 8, 2011, No Comments

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman James Loney was accused of spitting at a cop after being arrested over his part in a m ...

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Albert Pujols, Angels agree to deal
December 8, 2011, No Comments

Three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols agreed Thursday to a $254 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels.

Bobby Valentine
Boston’s new skipper say’s he hates the Yankees
December 8, 2011, No Comments

If Bobby Valentine is attempting to endear himself to Red Sox Nation, he’s started off on the right foot.

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Average baseball salary rises to $3.1M
December 5, 2011, No Comments

The average major league salary increased 2.7 percent this year to nearly $3.1 million, the largest rise since 2008.

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Ron Santo elected to Hall of Fame
December 5, 2011, No Comments

It took 32 years, but former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo was elected posthumously to the Baseball Hall of Fame ...

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Miami Marlins, Jose Reyes agree to terms on six-year, $102M deal
December 5, 2011, No Comments

The Miami Marlins and shortstop Jose Reyes agreed to terms on a six-year, $106 million deal Sunday, sources told ESPN Th ...

MLB: AUG 27 Cardinals at Nationals
Sources: Cubs pursuing Pujols, Fielder
November 30, 2011, No Comments

The Cubs are pursuing both Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, and not simply because the free-agent first basemen are dif ...

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Bernie Williams, Bill Mueller lead 2012 Hall of Fame ballot
November 30, 2011, No Comments

Former AL batting champions Bernie Williams and Bill Mueller are among 13 newcomers on baseball's 2012 Hall of Fame bal ...

Bobby Valentine
Source: Valentine gets Red Sox job
November 30, 2011, No Comments

Bobby Valentine, an analyst for ESPN, will be the next manager of the Boston Red Sox, a source close to the team said Tu ...

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Tough lessons learned from 1994 strike
November 28, 2011, No Comments

The price paid during the 1994 work stoppage, which wiped out the postseason and delayed the start of the 1995 season, h ...

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Astros ax GM Ed Wade, prez Tal Smith
November 28, 2011, No Comments

The Houston Astros fired general manager Ed Wade and team president Tal Smith on Sunday night in the first of the change ...

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Swisher, wife visit troops on ‘honeymoon’
November 28, 2011, No Comments

Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher traded in his pinstripes for camouflaged body armor when he and his new wife headed to Af ...

Mariano Rivera
Yankees’ Rivera may need surgery on vocal cords
November 22, 2011, No Comments

Mariano Rivera’s right arm appears to be ageless, but the same cannot be said about his vocal cords.