The latest in Toronto

Pirates sign Bedard and McLouth to deals

2011-12-07T16:30:34Z

(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Pirates bolstered their bullpen and added some depth in the outfield by signing left-handed starter Erik Bedard and Nate McLouth to separate deals, the Reuters) - American League batting leader Adrian Gonzalez left Boston's game against Toronto in the seventh inning on Wednesday due to tightness in his left calf.

Gonzalez hit his 26th home run of the seas...

Mets place All-Star shortstop Reyes on disabled list

2011-07-07T17:30:24Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, the Major League Baseball club said on Thursday.

MLB will not approve Dodgers' TV deal with Fox

2011-06-20T14:30:12Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball said on Monday it will not approve a massive TV deal between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox that would have given the cash-strapped club a $300 million payment.

The league, which t...

Slumping Marlins name McKeon as interim manager

2011-06-20T12:31:05Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Florida Marlins have named 80-year-old Jack McKeon as interim manager of the last-place club, the Major League Basebal...

Verlander flirts with no-hitter in Tigers win

2011-06-14T20:30:26Z

Justin Verlander has been denied a third career no-hitter, taking his latest bid into the eighth inning as he led Detroit past Cleveland 4-0.

The victory put the Tigers in first place in the American League Central division.

Verlander, who p...

Thornton signs two-year extension with White Sox

2011-03-06T16:00:09Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - All-Star reliever Matt Thornton and the Chicago White Sox have agreed a two-year $12 million contract extension, the Major League Baseball team said on Sund...

Boston's Beckett beaned by ball in training

2011-02-28T20:00:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has been diagnosed with mild concussion symptoms after being hit in the head with a ball during spring training, the team said on Monday.

Beckett dropped to one knee and team mates called for the...

Rangers' Beltre may miss two weeks with calf strain

2011-02-25T14:30:13Z

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Newly acquired Texas Rangers slugger Adrian Beltre could miss up to two weeks of Spring Training with a strained right calf mus...

Twins land Japanese batting champion Nishioka

2010-12-17T16:00:37Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins have signed Japanese batting champion Tsuyoshi Nishioka to a three-year, $9 million contract, the ATLANTA (Reuters) - Cody Ross homered and drove in another run as the San Francisco Giants edged the Atlanta Braves 3-2 to clinch the New York Yankees clinched their 15th playoff spot in the last 16 years and CC Sabathia fanned eight to post his 21st win of the season and lead New York to a 6-1 win over Toronto Tuesday.

Sabathia (21-7) rebounded from a previous rocky outing to throw into the ninth inning f...

American League Standings

2010-09-26T20:15:08Z

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All-Star shuffle: Injuries, new rule revamp roster

2010-07-14T14:14:21Z

Verlander & Bailey in, Heyward out, Beltre a maybe: Injuries, new rule revamp All-Star rosters

Justin Verlander and Andrew Bailey are in. Jason Heyward is out. Adrian Beltre is a maybe.

And in the l...

OF Jacoby Ellsbury rejoins Red Sox in Toronto

2010-07-09T16:30:10Z

OF Jacoby Ellsbury, still sidelined by rib injury, rejoins Red Sox teammates in Toronto

Boston outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury rejoined the Red Sox in Toronto Friday after being away for over a month while he worked out in Phoenix.

Ellsbury, limited to just nine games this season because of broken ...

National League Standings

2010-06-13T20:30:10Z

All Times EDT
East Division
W L Pct GB
Tampa Bay 92 62 .597 _
New York 91 62 .595 1/2
Boston 85 67 .559 6

All Times EDT
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 37 27 .578 _
New York 35 28 .556 1 1/2
Philade... Scott Feldman agrees contract extension with Rangers 2010-04-02T16:45:08Z DALLAS (Reuters) - Pitcher Scott Feldman signed a two-year contract extension worth $13.3 million with the Texas Rangers on Friday. Feldman, 17-8 last season, will be the team's opening day starter when they begin the season against Oakland prospect gives up game for priesthood 2010-06-12T02:05:53Z NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top prospect with the Oakland Athletics is retiring from baseball to become a priest, the major league team said in a statement on Friday. The Athletics said 23-year-old Grant Desme, an outfielder it selected in the 2007 draft and the most valuable player in the 2009 Parrish agrees to minor league deal with Royals 2010-06-12T01:59:55Z LHP John Parrish agrees to minor league contract with Kansas City Royals Left-hander John Parrish and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a minor league contract. The 32-year-old Parrish missed last season because of a shoulder injury. He was 1-1 with a 4.04 ERA for Toron... Second City at 50: Still cranking out laughs 2010-06-12T04:15:34Z Second City at 50: A `comedy factory' still cranking out laughs _ and stars On a blustery fall afternoon, Andy St. Clair slips into an empty club, with rows of tables, wooden chairs and a bare stage awaiting its next bit of comedy magic. It doesn't look like much, but the stage is something of a shrine. This is The Second City, the place where legions of comics — among them Beckett feeling better, ready for next start 2010-04-16T10:04:49Z Boston RHP Beckett feels better after missing Monday's start with back spasms Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett is ready to pitch again, a day after getting scratched from a start because of back spasms. "We did the things that we needed to do and I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday," Beckett said before Tuesday night's game against Toronto. Angels clinch third straight AL West title 2010-04-16T10:05:42Z Pitcher Ervin Santana tossed his fourth career shutout as the Los Angeles Angels earned their third straight AL West title with a 11-0 victory over the Texas Rangers. Santana (8-8) yielded seven hits, walked one and struck out two ba... Tuesday's Time Schedule 2010-04-16T10:11:53Z Tuesday's Time Schedule Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Seattle at Tampa Bay, 7:08 p.m. Boston at Kansas City, 8... Yankees open and close next season at Boston 2010-06-16T11:59:30Z New York Yankees open and close 2010 season at Boston Red Sox The Yankees will open and close the 2010 season against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, just the fifth time in 50 years the rivals both start and finish against each other. Most openers are set for April 5, Rodney's suspension for throwing ball into stands reduced from 3 games to 2 Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Fernando Rodney has had his three-game suspension reduced to two games. Rodney will serve the suspension Monday night against Toronto and Tuesday night against Small boy runs onto Comerica Park field 2010-04-16T10:22:33Z Small boy runs onto Comerica Park field Three days after Rafael Nadal was kissed by an intruder at the U.S. Open, there was an even stranger invader at Friday night's Tigers-Blue Jays game at Comerica Park — a 6-year-old boy. At the end of the seventh inning, as the Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins added an experienced arm to their pitching staff by acquiring Carl Pavano from the Cleveland Indians, the Major League Baseball t... Wang out indefinitely with shoulder strain 2010-04-16T11:29:58Z New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-Ming will be sidelined indefinitely with a strained right shoulder and the 29-year-old right-hander from Taiwan will not throw again for at least 10 days. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said on Sunday that an MRI exam showed burs... Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2 2010-04-16T12:15:28Z 86Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2 Chicago @ Toronto @ ab r h bi @ ab r h bi Pdsdnk cf 4 0 1 0 Scutaro ... Blue Jays 8, White Sox 2 2010-04-16T12:17:33Z 36Blue Jays 8, White Sox 2 Chicago @ Toronto @ ab r h bi @ ab r h bi Pdsdnk lf 5 1 1 0 Scutaro ... Blue Jays 4, White Sox 3 2010-04-16T13:36:51Z 01Blue Jays 4, White Sox 3 Toronto @ Chicago @ ab r h bi @ ab r h bi Scutaro ss 5 0 1 1 Lillirdg... Exhibition Baseball Standings 2010-04-16T15:55:26Z All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Los Angeles 25 8 .758 New York 24 10 .706 Texas 21 14 .... Global Baseball, One Fan at A Time 2010-10-21T09:54:04Z ... Puerto Rico advances while Canada, Africans exit World Baseball Classic 2010-06-16T12:12:24Z Puerto Rico edged upstart Netherlands 3-1 to reach the second round of the World Baseball Classic, a 16-team tournament that nearly has become a humiliation for teams full of Major League Baseball talent. The Dutch beat powerful... Asian pitchers sign minor-league deals with US clubs 2010-04-16T13:57:52Z Japanese pitcher Tomo Ohka and South Korean prospect Pil Joon Jang signed minor-league contracts with Major League Baseball clubs on Friday, each hoping for an American breakthrough in 2009. Ohka, a 32-year-old right-hander, who inked a deal with the Orioles 1 TORONTO @ BALTIMORE @ ab r h bi @ab r h bi Inglett 2b 3 3 1 0 BRbrts 2b 2 0 0 0 Scutaro ss 5 2 3 1 Cintron ss 1 1 ... Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 1 2010-04-16T13:22:03Z 0330Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 1 TORONTO @ BOSTON @ ab r h bi @ab r h bi Inglett 2b 5 1 2 1 Ellsbry rf 4 0 2 0 Scutaro ss 4 0 1 0 CCartr lf 1 ... 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Canada Crossbow Murder 2010-12-03T13:03:45Z Police officers enter a library branch in Toronto on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. A Canadian man has been charged with killing a man by shooting him in the back with a crossbow at the Toronto library. Constable Tony Vella says Zhou Fang, 24, is due in court Friday to face the first-degree murder charge after Si C... Bears Bills Football 2010-11-13T22:31:20Z Chicago Bears' wide receiver Earl Bennett (80) reacts after his touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second half of an NFL football game at the Rogers Centre in GM Meetings Hockey 2010-11-09T17:01:00Z Colin Campbell, NHL director of hockey operations, speaks to reporters during the league's general managers' annual fall meeting, in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Angela James, left, Dino Ciccarelli and Cammi Granato, right, show off their rings after being presented with them at the hall in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. 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The latest in Toronto

Pirates sign Bedard and McLouth to deals

Mets place All-Star shortstop Reyes on disabled list

MLB will not approve Dodgers' TV deal with Fox

Slumping Marlins name McKeon as interim manager

Verlander flirts with no-hitter in Tigers win

Thornton signs two-year extension with White Sox

Boston's Beckett beaned by ball in training

Rangers' Beltre may miss two weeks with calf strain

Twins land Japanese batting champion Nishioka

American League Standings

All-Star shuffle: Injuries, new rule revamp roster

OF Jacoby Ellsbury rejoins Red Sox in Toronto

National League Standings

Scott Feldman agrees contract extension with Rangers

Oakland prospect gives up game for priesthood

Parrish agrees to minor league deal with Royals

Second City at 50: Still cranking out laughs

Beckett feeling better, ready for next start

Angels clinch third straight AL West title

Tuesday's Time Schedule

Yankees open and close next season at Boston

Small boy runs onto Comerica Park field

Wang out indefinitely with shoulder strain

Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2

Blue Jays 8, White Sox 2

Blue Jays 4, White Sox 3

Exhibition Baseball Standings

Global Baseball, One Fan at A Time

Puerto Rico advances while Canada, Africans exit World Baseball Classic

Asian pitchers sign minor-league deals with US clubs

Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 1

Blue Jays 6, White Sox 4

Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1

Blue Jays 7, Orioles 1

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 1

World Juniors Hockey Canada Sweden

Canada Crossbow Murder

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GM Meetings Hockey