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(Reuters) - Promising Detroit Tigers pitcher Al Alburquerque has undergone elbow surgery that will sideline him until at least mid-season next year, the American League team said on Friday.Alburquerque, 25, had a stress fracture repaired in his throwing elbow and will not ...
Major League Baseball clubs have until Wednesday to submit bids for negotiating rights to Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, who could surpass the record payout spent for Daisuke Matsuzaka five years ago.The 25-year-old right-hander was posted by the Japan League's Nippon Ham Fighters ...
(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 ...
(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine has accepted the job as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.Valentine replaces Terry Francona who left the club in September, after the Red Sox had suffered one of the greatest late-season ...
(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 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun was named the winner of the Most Valuable Player Award for the National League Tuesday.Braun, who hit the home run that clinched the National League Central title for Milwaukee, had a .332 batting ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun was named the winner of the Most Valuable Player Award for the National League on Tuesday.Braun, who hit the home run that clinched the National League Central title for Milwaukee, had a .332 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was named the winner of the American League Most Valuable Player Award on Monday.Verlander, who last week won the American League Cy Young Award as top pitcher, became the first starting pitcher in ...
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum has been named as the new Chicago Cubs' manager, the Cubs said on Friday.Sveum, 47, served briefly as the Brewers' interim manager, posting a 7-5 record, but this will be his first permanent job ...
(Reuters) - Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Thursday, capping a season where he had the league's lowest earned run average and highest strikeout total.Kershaw was named first on ...
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