Topic: St. Louis Cardinals

World Series champs to sign Beltran

The World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a two-year deal with slugger Carlos Beltran, according to the Major League Baseball club.The team did not announce details of the deal but the St. Louis media reported it is worth $26 ...

Cardinals look to rebuild with Beltran

(Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals have signed outfielder Carlos Beltran pending a physical, the team announced on Thursday.The two-year deal was worth $26 million and contained a no-trade clause, according to the local media.The 34-year-old would be the Cardinals' first significant ...

Phillies ink Rollins to rich three-year deal

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Jimmy Rollins has signed a three-year Major League Baseball contract worth $33 million, the club announced on Monday.The deal includes a vesting option for a fourth season at $11 million for the 2015 season that could, if not vested, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Major League wages show significant rise

The average major league baseball salary increased 2.7 percent to almost $3.1 million in 2011, the biggest rise since 2008, the Major League Baseball Players Association said Monday.In its annual report, the union said the 913 players on August 31 rosters and ...

Cardinals reap $323,000 for full World Series bonus

(Reuters) - A full postseason share for each member of the 2011 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals was worth over $323,000, up 1.7 percent from last year's payout, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Monday.The runner-up Texas Rangers dispersed more than ...

Laird returns to Detroit Tigers

(Reuters) - Former Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird is returning to the American League team as a back-up to All-Star Alex Avila, the Tigers said on Friday.Laird, who spent last season with the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, signed a one-year ...

Surprise choice Matheny to manage Cardinals

(Reuters) - The World Series-winning St Louis Cardinals launched a fresh era of leadership by announcing that Mike Matheny has been named the team's new manager Sunday.The Cardinals reported on their website that Matheny would be formally introduced at a news conference ...

Rangers' Hamilton has successful sports hernia surgery

(Reuters) - Texas Rangers All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton has undergone successful surgery for a sports hernia and is expected to be fully recovered in time for spring training in February, the team said on Friday.Hamilton, the 2010 American League most valuable player, ...
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