Topic: North Carolina

Austin Kearns signs one-year deal to return to Indians

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cleveland Indians have brought back outfielder Austin Kearns, signing the former player to a one-year contract, the team said on Monday.The Indians did not release financial terms but local media reported the contract was worth $1.3 million.Kearns, ...

Free agent Overbay signs one-year deal with Pirates

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Free-agent first baseman Lyle Overbay has signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team said on Tuesday.Overbay, 33, spent the past five years with the Toronto Blue Jays. He hit .243 with 20 home runs and ...

Cubs sign home-run hitting Carlos Pena to $10 million deal

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Power-hitting first baseman Carlos Pena has signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs worth $10 million, Major League Baseball's official website said on Wednesday.Pena, 32, hit only .196 with Tampa Bay in 2010 as he battled a painful ...

Alex White

Alex White was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft . 2009 Draft - Alex White In 2007 , White won six games, struck out 83 batters in 981/3 innings pitched, and was ...
Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are a part of one of the most infamous rivalries in all of sports, comparable only perhaps to the Duke-North Carolina NCAA basketball rivalry. If you are located at a central ...
Clyde King, former major league pitcher, coach and manager dies at age 86Clyde King, whose baseball career as a player, coach, manager and front-office man spanned six decades, has died in North Carolina. He was 86.Wayne Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Amy Cain said ...

Ten Great Scenic Mountain Drives

Reaching a maximum height of 2140? Middlebury Gap is one of many east-west passes in the state of Vermont. The five mile spur road leads through Mt. Mitchell State Park and stops just below the summit of the highest point east of ...

Tigers sign third baseman Inge to two-year deal

DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers have signed third baseman Brandon Inge to a two-year contract with an option for 2013, the team said on Thursday.Financial terms were not released, the Tigers said on their website (http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com).Inge, 33, was eligible for free ...

Twins name Liriano as starting pitcher for playoffs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Left-hander Francisco Liriano will pitch the opening game of the playoffs for the Minnesota Twins next month, the Major League Baseball team said on Wednesday.Liriano (14-8), who leads all Minnesota pitchers with the lowest ERA and most strikeouts, ...

Braves' Jones out for season with torn knee ligament

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a ligament in his left knee, the team said Thursday.No timetable for surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament has been set but it will ...