Topic: National League (Mlb)

Brewers sign free agent slugger Ramirez

(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers moved to shore up their batting order by signing slugging free agent third baseman Aramis Ramirez to a three-year contract, the Major League Baseball (MLB) club said on Wednesday.Ramirez will be expected to restore some power to ...

Mets get $40 million loan from bank: report

(Reuters) - The owners of Major League Baseball's New York Mets received a $40 million (25.65 million pound) loan from a major bank that a source identified as the Bank of America, the New York Times reported on Monday.The team described the ...

Blue Jays acquire Phillies outfielder Francisco

(Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays picked up outfielder Ben Francisco from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for a minor league pitcher, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team said on Monday.Francisco, 30, appeared in 100 games for the Phillies in the 2011 ...

Braun's positive test dims MLB's positive glow

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The feel-good glow that Major League Baseball (MLB) had been enjoying after a thrilling World Series and new labor deal was abruptly ended on the weekend with news that Ryan Braun, the National League's Most Valuable, had failed ...

Pujols signs 10-year deal with Angels

Three-time National League Most Valuable Player Albert Pujols and southpaw starting pitcher C.J. Wilson have signed multi-million-dollar deals with the Los Angeles Angels.The deals, coming on the final day of a Major League Baseball team owners meeting in Dallas, bring the American ...

Bankruptcy judge rules in favour of Dodgers

A US judge ruled in favour of the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, allowing the Major League Baseball team to sell its media rights as part of the club's plans to get out of bankruptcy.The judge's decision came at the close of a ...

LA Dodgers can sell media rights in blow to Fox

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy said he will allow the team to begin a multibillion-dollar sale of future rights to broadcast the bankrupt team's games, dealing a blow to its current broadcaster, Fox Sports.Fox Sports ...

LA Dodgers to sell media rights in blow to Fox

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers were cleared by a judge to begin a multibillion sale of future rights to broadcast the bankrupt team's games, dealing a blow to its current broadcaster Fox Sports.Fox Sports, a unit of News Corp ...

Marlins sign $106 million MLB deal with Reyes

Jose Reyes, a free agent shortstop who was an all-star with the cash-strapped New York Mets, signed a six-year Major League Baseball deal worth $106 million with the Miami Marlins.The National League batting champion from the Dominican Republic will be paid $10 ...

Pujols opts for Angels move: report

(Reuters) - Albert Pujols is to leave the World Series winning St. Louis Cardinals and join the Los Angeles Angels on a 10-year deal, worth up to $265 million, MLB.com reported Thursday.The deal, should it be completed, would be close to the ...