Topic: NL West

Giants ink extensions to manager, top exec

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean, who played key roles on the team's 2010 World Series title run, have received contract extensions through the 2013 season.The moves announced on Tuesday also include an option for the Major ...

Giants give Bochy and Sabean new deals through 2013

(Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants, one year removed from their World Series triumph, kept their baseball brain trust intact by extending the contracts of manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean, the team said Tuesday.Bochy and Sabean were extended through ...

Royals reach deal with former Dodgers closer Broxton

(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year contract with former Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton, the American League team said Tuesday.The deal is pending a physical exam of the right-hander, who missed most of the 2011 Major ...

Rid Dodgers of McCourt and return to baseball: Fox

(Reuters) - Fox Sports stepped up its battle with Frank McCourt, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, saying he needed to "get out of the way" and let the bankrupt team return to the business of baseball.Fox, which broadcasts Dodgers games, ...

SAC's Steven Cohen planning Dodgers bid: report

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is planning a bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.The paper cited three people involved with the bankruptcy sale of the team, but ...

Brewers' Braun wins National League MVP award

(Reuters) - Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun, who helped the franchise reach a championship series for the first time in 29 years, was named the National League's Most Valuable Player Tuesday.Braun, who hit the home run that clinched the NL Central title ...

Dodgers bankruptcy hearing called off

A hearing scheduled for Tuesday on the Los Angeles Dodgers' plan to escape bankruptcy by selling telecast rights to future games was cancelled on Monday by a Delaware bankruptcy judge.The hearing was set to consider a Fox Sports request to delay a ...

Dodgers hearing on Fox Sports dispute canceled

(Reuters) - A Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy court hearing on whether to dismiss the team's bankruptcy filing has been canceled without explanation, according to court documents.Fox Sports, which has a contract to broadcast the team's games through 2013, on Friday asked the ...

Fox Sports asks court to toss Dodgers' bankruptcy

(Reuters) - Fox Sports asked a bankruptcy court late Friday to dismiss the Los Angeles Dodgers' bankruptcy cases, saying they "fail the test of good faith" and are nothing more than an attempt to extract more money from deals to the baseball ...

Kemp signs eight-year, $160 million deal with Dodgers

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-signed All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp to an eight year deal worth $160 million, the richest player contract the Dodgers have ever signed, the team said on Friday.Kemp, one of the favorites for the National League's ...