Topic: Toronto
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Pirates bolstered their bullpen and added some depth in the outfield by signing left-handed starter Erik Bedard and Nate McLouth to separate deals, the Major League Baseball team said on Wednesday.Bedard, who split last season between Seattle and ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - American League batting leader Adrian Gonzalez left Boston's game against Toronto in the seventh inning on Wednesday due to tightness in his left calf.Gonzalez hit his 26th home run of the season in the sixth inning of Boston's 5-4 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, the Major League Baseball club said on Thursday.The four-time All-Star sustained the injury running to first base in the ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball said on Monday it will not approve a massive TV deal between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox that would have given the cash-strapped club a $300 million payment.The league, which took over financial control ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Florida Marlins have named 80-year-old Jack McKeon as interim manager of the last-place club, the Major League Baseball team said on Monday.McKeon, a former Marlins manager who led the team to a World Series title in 2003, takes ...
Justin Verlander has been denied a third career no-hitter, taking his latest bid into the eighth inning as he led Detroit past Cleveland 4-0.The victory put the Tigers in first place in the American League Central division.Verlander, who pitched the second no-hitter ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - All-Star reliever Matt Thornton and the Chicago White Sox have agreed a two-year $12 million contract extension, the Major League Baseball team said on Sunday.The left-hander posted a record of 5-4 with a 2.67 ERA and a career-high eight ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has been diagnosed with mild concussion symptoms after being hit in the head with a ball during spring training, the team said on Monday.Beckett dropped to one knee and team mates called ...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Newly acquired Texas Rangers slugger Adrian Beltre could miss up to two weeks of Spring Training with a strained right calf muscle, according to a report on Major League Baseball's website Friday.Beltre underwent an MRI at the team's Cactus ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins have signed Japanese batting champion Tsuyoshi Nishioka to a three-year, $9 million contract, the Major League Baseball team said on Friday.The deal also includes a club option for the 2014 season, the Twins said in a ...