Topic: Professional Baseball
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 ...
(Reuters) - Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League most valuable player, has appealed a reported positive test for a performance-enhancing substance, according to U.S. media reports.A representative of Creative Artists Agency, who represent Braun, said in a statement: "There are highly unusual ...
US baseball's National League Most Valuable Player Ryan Braun has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and could face a 50-game ban if the finding is confirmed, according to ESPN.The sports network on Saturday cited two sources familiar with the case, but ...
Los Angeles Angels fans gave Albert Pujols a rapturous welcome as the slugger arrived in Southern California after signing a 10-year, $254 million contract.Fans screamed and cheered "We got Albert" as Pujols on Saturday donned a red Angels cap and his new ...
The Tampa Bay Rays have locked up rising star Matt Moore by signing the starting pitcher to an eight-year, $39.7 million dollar contract, the Major League Baseball club announced Friday.The 22-year-old Moore became the youngest starting pitcher to win an opening post-season ...
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees will bring back right-handed starting pitcher Freddy Garcia for another season, announcing on Friday they had signed the Venezuelan to a one-year contract.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.The 35-year-old Garcia proved to be a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels pulled off a stunning coup on Thursday by reaching an agreement to sign three-time National League most valuable player Albert Pujols and All-Star pitcher C.J. Wilson.Pujols is a nine-time All-Star and two-times World Series winner with ...