Topic: AL East

Former All Star Ramirez applies for reinstatement

(Reuters) - Manny Ramirez applied for reinstatement from Major League Baseball's (MLB) retired list Sunday, eight months after the 12-times All Star walked away from the game rather than face a 100-game ban over a drug-policy issue.As a condition of his reinstatement, ...

Red Sox officially name Valentine as manager

(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine was officially introduced as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday after agreeing to a two-year deal.Valentine replaced Terry Francona, who led the Red Sox to two World Series championships but left Fenway Park in ...

Valentine offers Red Sox a fresh start

(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine, who once famously put on a fake mustache to return to the bench after being ejected from a game, has been asked to inject life into the Boston Red Sox after being hired Thursday as their new manager.Valentine ...

Valentine named manager of Red Sox

Bobby Valentine was named manager of the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, replacing Terry Francona after eight Major League Baseball seasons that included two World Series titles.Francona asked the Red Sox not to pick up the option on his contract after a ...

Valentine appointed Boston Red Sox manager: reports

(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine has accepted the job as new manager of the Boston Red Sox, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.Valentine replaces Terry Francona who left the club in September, after the Red Sox had suffered one of the greatest late-season collapses ...

Tampa Bay signs free agent catcher Jose Molina

(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays sorted out their catching needs for the 2012 Major League Baseball season by signing veteran Jose Molina to a one-year deal, the team said Monday.The $1.5 million deal includes a club option to bring the 36-year-old ...

Sveum named Chicago Cubs manager

(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 ...

Dodgers' Kershaw wins National League Cy Young Award

(Reuters) - Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Thursday, capping a season where he had the league's lowest earned run average and highest strikeout total.Kershaw was named first on ...

Maddon, Gibson named managers of year

Kirk Gibson, who guided Arizona from a worst-to-first finish in his first full season as a manager, was named NL manager of the year while Joe Maddon of Tampa Bay is the AL choice.Both Gibson and Maddon were clear choices for the ...

Maddon, Gibson named MLB managers of the year

(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 ...