Topic: AL East
(Reuters) - Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays was named the American League's manager of the year for the second time on Wednesday while Kirk Gibson of the Arizona Diamondbacks took home the National League honors in landslide victories.Gibson, who steered ...
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 ...
Atlanta Braves reliever Craig Kimbrel has been chosen the National League's Rookie of the Year and Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Hellickson earned the same honour for the American League.The awards were announced Monday by Major League Baseball.Kimbrel established a major league record ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel was the unanimous choice as the National League's Rookie of the Year, while Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson claimed American League honors on Monday.Kimbrel, 23, set a Major League Baseball record ...
(Reuters) - Former Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has agreed to a four-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies worth a reported $50 million, Major League Baseball's website said Friday.The deal is pending the four-time All-Star passing a physical and includes a ...
Catcher Jorge Posada said he won't return to the New York Yankees next season, and he'll either join another team or retire after 17 years in Major League Baseball."I don't think there's not even a percentage of chance that I can come ...
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Newly hired general manager Dan Duquette vowed Tuesday to make once-proud Baltimore Orioles a title contender despite the presence of the free-spending New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the American League East."When you don't have the resources ...
(Reuters) - The Baltimore Orioles will introduce Dan Duquette on Tuesday as the team's executive vice president of baseball operations, the team said on Monday.Duquette, 53, the general manager of the Boston Red Sox from 1994 through 2002, replaces Andy MacPhail as ...
(Reuters) - General manager Brian Cashman has signed a three-year contract to remain with the New York Yankees, the American League team said on Tuesday.Cashman, 44, has been the Yankees' GM since 1998, helping the team to four World Series titles and ...
(Reuters) - CC Sabathia will stay with the New York Yankees after agreeing to a contract extension on Monday, the ace pitcher said on his Twitter account."Yankee fans, I'll be here fighting for number 28 next year," the 31-year-old tweeted, referring to ...