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The World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a two-year deal with slugger Carlos Beltran, according to the Major League Baseball club.

The team did not announce details of the deal but the St. Louis media reported it is worth $26 million dollars over the two years.

The contract is pending until Beltran passes a physical and the ...

(Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals have signed outfielder Carlos Beltran pending a physical, the team announced on Thursday.

The two-year deal was worth $26 million and contained a no-trade clause, according to the local media.

The 34-year-old would be the Cardinals' first significant signing since three-times National League MVP Albert Pujols signed with the Los Angeles Angels earlier this month ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Award-winning sports columnist Bill Conlin retired abruptly from the Philadelphia Daily News on Tuesday, the newspaper said, as a rival newspaper published an article accusing him of child sex abuse.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, in an article posted online on Tuesday, said three women and a man claim they were molested as children by Conlin in the 1970s.

One ...

Two-time defending American League champions Texas entered the winning bid to negotiate with Japanese star pitcher Yu Darvish, Major League Baseball officials announced.

The Rangers now have 30 days to sign Darvish, a 25-year-old right-hander, to a major league contract after the Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan's Pacific League accepted the American team's negotiating offer.

Darvish, who joined ...

(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers have won the rights to negotiate exclusively with Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish after offering what may be the sport's richest ever posting fee, Major League Baseball announced in a statement on Monday.

Financial terms of the bid were not disclosed but reports said it was in excess of the $51 million paid by the ...

(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers have won the rights to negotiate exclusively with Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish after offering what may be the sport's richest ever posting fee, Major League Baseball announced in a statement on Monday.

Financial terms of the bid were not disclosed but reports said it exceeded the $51 million paid by the Boston Red Sox ...

(Reuters) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed a two-year deal with free agent Jason Kubel, adding another offensive threat to their outfield.

Major League Baseball reported the deal on their website (mlb.com) on Monday and Kubel will sign with the Diamondbacks for $15 million according to local reports.

The 29-year-old Kubel has spent his entire career with the Minnesota Twins ...

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Jimmy Rollins has signed a three-year Major League Baseball contract worth $33 million, the club announced on Monday.

The deal includes a vesting option for a fourth season at $11 million for the 2015 season that could, if not vested, become a player option at $5 million or a team option at $8 million.

The three-time All-Star ...

(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers have won the rights to negotiate with Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Monday.

The MLB said the Brewers submitted the highest bid, which media reported to be $2.5 million, for the rights to negotiate with the 29-year-old from Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Milwaukee now has 30 days to sign Aoki to ...

The Cincinnati Reds acquired pitcher Mat Latos from the San Diego Padres for four players, including infielder Yonder Alonso and starting pitcher Edinson Volquez.

Latos, a 23-year-old starting pitcher, finished with nine wins and 14 losses for San Diego last season. He had an impressive 3.47 ERA and was among the league leaders in strikeouts.

The Padres also received ...