Baseball
Of the many problems the Detroit Tigers faced in a disastrous 2008 season, they sidestepped a huge one with a gracious Carlos Guillen.
Sports
Red Sox enlist Varitek again
The Boston Red Sox have reached agreement on a one-year contract extension with captain Jason Varitek, Major League Baseball said yesterday.
Robertson fights to regain form
In a summer filled with miserable baseball, no one wallowed in it more than Detroit Tigers pitcher Nate Robertson did in 2008.
Cost-cutting Jays axe assistant GM
The Toronto Blue Jays have pared down their front office with the release of one of J. P. Ricciardi's two assistant general managers as the team seeks to trim costs and re-allocate its resources.
Major Leagues
- Orioles acquire P Hill from Cubs
- Rangers avoid arbitration with Byrd
- Yankees avoid arbitration with Bruney
- Varitek, Red Sox reach deal
- Cubs agree to terms with catcher Bako
- Mets avoid arbitration with Maine
- Pirates reach agreement with Maholm, sign Hinske
- Grand larceny, NBA style
- Giants sign Uribe to minor league deal
- Rays' Pena out of WBC after surgery
Blue Jays Baseball
Blue Jays sign three players
The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with pitchers Jason Frasor and Jeremy Accardo, and infielder...
Gaston to receive Robinson award
Cito Gaston is old enough to remember growing up in San Antonio, Texas, when Jim Crow laws were in effect...
Stairs, Morneau highlighted Canadian baseball in 2008
With one swing of the bat, Matt Stairs became a folk hero in Philadelphia and provided Canadian baseball...
FBI checks Clemens' medical records
Federal investigators subpoenaed medical records from Roger Clemens' former teams to see if the pitcher...