Sources: Vazquez likely headed to Braves in trade
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Javier Vazquez is likely headed from the Chicago White Sox to the Atlanta Braves in a multiplayer trade.
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Mets: Ballpark will remain Citi Field
Published on: 12/02/08 AP Baseball WriterThe New York Mets say the name Citi Field will remain on their new ballpark and believe the struggling bank will survive its current economic crisis following a government bailout.
Japanese schoolgirl signs pro baseball contract
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A 16-year-old Japanese girl signed with a regional baseball team Tuesday, becoming the country's first female professional baseball player.
Madonna, Alex Rodriguez in Mexico City
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A-Rod and Madonna were together - in the same city, anyway.
Tazawa moves closer to deal with Red Sox
Published on: 11/29/08 The Associated PressJapanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa moved a step closer to signing with the Boston Red Sox after rejecting offers from three other major league teams.
Judge lifts restrictions on BALCO testimony
Published on: 11/26/08 Associated Press WriterThousands of pages of grand jury testimony related to the long-running steroids investigation of Barry Bonds and other athletes were unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge.
K-Rod's agent: No talks until winter meetings
Published on: 11/26/08 AP Baseball WriterFrancisco Rodriguez's agent won't start detailed discussions with teams until the winter meetings open in Las Vegas on Dec. 8.
Report: Charity parts ways with troubled Clemens
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Roger Clemens has been asked to end his involvement with a charity golf tournament he has hosted for four years as the fallout from the Mitchell Report continues to haunt the seven-time Cy Young award winner.
AP Interview: Mitchell thinks drug use down in MLB
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Nearly one year later, George Mitchell wouldn't change a word of his report. His investigation of drugs in baseball tarnished the reputation of Roger Clemens and dozens of other players, led to a toughened drug agreement and created an impression that clubhouses were teeming with performance-enhancers.
Marlins ballpark opening delayed to 2012
Published on: 11/25/08 AP Sports WriterThe Florida Marlins' new ballpark won't open until the 2012 season, a one-year delay because a recent court challenge slowed the start of construction.
Phillies 2B Utley has surgery on right hip
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Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has had arthroscopic hip surgery and is expected to need four to six months to recover.
Reports: McNamee gave DNA samples to investigators
Published on: 11/25/08 The Associated PressRoger Clemens' former trainer gave samples of his DNA to federal investigators trying to ascertain whether the star pitcher committed perjury before Congress, two New York newspapers reported.
Ex-Mets OF Dykstra settles accounting firm lawsuit
Published on: 11/25/08 The Associated PressFormer New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has hammered out a deal with an accounting firm that claimed he owed it more than $100,000.
Pirates sign Indian _ not Cleveland _ pitchers
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The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms.
Indiana girl sues for chance to play baseball
Published on: 11/24/08 Associated Press WriterLogan Young has been playing baseball with the boys for nine years, and she and her parents don't think that should change now that she's in high school.
3 charges against Bonds dismissed
Published on: 11/24/08 Associated Press WriterThree charges against Barry Bonds were dismissed Monday by a federal judge who left intact most of the indictment alleging he lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly taking performance-enhancing drugs.
Dodgers' Billingsley has surgery after fall
Published on: 11/22/08 The Associated PressDodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley had surgery on Saturday after fracturing his leg in a fall at his Pennsylvania home.
Cuba throws 2 baseball stars off top team
Published on: 11/21/08 Associated Press WriterAce pitcher Yadel Marti and star outfielder Yasser Gomez have been thrown off Cuba's top league team for "a grave act of indiscipline," likely ending their hopes of playing in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Hal Steinbrenner: Offer to CC will have time limit
Published on: 11/20/08 AP Baseball WriterCC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal.
Mussina calls it a career after first 20-win year
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Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse.
Phillies Utley (hip), Feliz (back) to have surgery
Published on: 11/20/08 Associated Press WriterThree-time All-Star Chase Utley, who anchored the middle of the lineup for the World Series champion Phillies, will have surgery and may not be ready for the start of the 2009 regular season.
Yankees control shifts to Steinbrenner's son Hal
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For more than three decades, George Steinbrenner's imprints were all over the New York Yankees.
Mussina calls it a career after first 20-win year
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New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina announced his retirement Thursday even as he comes off his first 20-win season.
Wakamatsu hired to manage Mariners
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Don Wakamatsu is proud to be the first Asian-American manager in major league history. He's also keenly aware of what his grandparents endured, generations before he took over the Seattle Mariners.
Selig: Weather can't shorten postseason games
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There has never been a rain-shortened game in the postseason, and now there never will be. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced the sport will enact a rules change stating that postseason games cannot be shortened because of bad weather.
Seattle Mariners name Don Wakamatsu as manager
Published on: 11/19/08 AP Sports WriterDon Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners.
Red Sox trade Coco Crisp to Royals for reliever
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The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez on Wednesday. Kansas City was 12th among 14 AL teams in runs last season and added power last month, obtaining first baseman Mike Jacobs from Florida.
Oakland owner: Make 1st round of playoffs 1 game
Published on: 11/19/08 AP Baseball WriterLew Wolff has a way to shorten baseball's postseason: Make the first round best-of-one.
MLB playoff interactive graphic
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