Topic: AL Central
(Reuters) - Former Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird is returning to the American League team as a back-up to All-Star Alex Avila, the Tigers said on Friday.Laird, who spent last season with the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, signed a one-year ...
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum has been named as the new Chicago Cubs' manager, the Cubs said on Friday.Sveum, 47, served briefly as the Brewers' interim manager, posting a 7-5 record, but this will be his first permanent job ...
(Reuters) - Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays was named American League manager of the year for the second time and Kirk Gibson of the Arizona Diamondbacks took home National League honors in landslide victories announced on Wednesday.Gibson, who steered Arizona ...
Detroit ace Justin Verlander won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, a unanimous selection after he achieved pitching's version of the triple crown.Verlander led Major League Baseball in wins with a 24-5 record. He also lead the majors with 250 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Tuesday, capping a brilliant season in which he led the league in wins, earned run average and strikeouts.Verlander, who went ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Tuesday, capping a brilliant season where he led the league in wins, earned run average and strikeouts.Verlander, who was 24-5 ...
Pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, who threw a no-hitter in 2009, was dealt by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Melky Cabrera on Monday.The 28-year-old left-handed starter was key part of the Giants' rotation when they beat the Texas ...
(Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins replaced General Manager Bill Smith with Terry Ryan on an interim base, the team said on Monday.Smith, who took over for Ryan in 2007, was released after a season where Minnesota was last in the American League ...
(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez and minor league prospect Ryan Verdugo, the Major League Baseball teams said on Monday.Cabrera, 27, hit .305 in his only season with ...
(Reuters) - The Cleveland Indians cut ties with three-time Major League Baseball All-Star Grady Sizemore on Monday, declining the injury-plagued outfielder's $9 million contract option for 2012.By opting for a $500,000 buyout instead, the Indians will allow Sizemore to enter the free ...
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