MLB
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Royals sign veteran OF Alex Gordon to $4M contract for 2020
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals signed outfielder Alex Gordon to a $4 million contract for next season, giving the rebuilding club a veteran presence in w...
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Schilling the one to watch in next Hall of Fame vote
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Derek Jeter's election to the Hall of Fame marked the seventh straight year with at least one first-ballot honoree. That streak is probably over in 2021. ...
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Electronic sign stealing: A scandal two decades ago in Japan
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - If anyone thought that using technology to steal catchers' signs had only blemished Major League Baseball and the Houston Astros - or it's something new - t...
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Twins, Donaldson finalize $92M deal, boost potent lineup
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After signaling an intent to aggressively seek upgrades to a club that won 101 games last season, the Minnesota Twins were passed over in their initia...
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Odd Couple: Jeter, Walker take different routes to Hall
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Derek Jeter and Larry Walker rarely crossed paths during their time in the major leagues. "There was one time in the Bahamas, playing blackjack, that we ...
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Larry Walker's Hall plaque to feature Rockies cap, not Expos
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Larry Walker's Hall of Fame plaque in Cooperstown will have a Colorado Rockies cap, not a Montreal Expos hat. Walker spoke with Hall officials after he w...
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O'Donnell: The Cubs, Sinclair Broadcasting and Comcast - did Ricketts have a PR death wish?Jan 22, 2020 12:00 am - LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, the Cubs had imaging problems with the specters of Joe Ricketts' emails and the return of Addison Russell from domestic entrails hovering over the ...
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When it comes to unanimous Hall picks, Jeter could be No. 2.
Jan 21, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to unanimous picks for baseball's Hall of Fame, Derek Jeter quite appropriately has the chance to be No. 2. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera ...
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Jeter 1 vote shy of unanimous, Walker also elected to Hall
Jan 21, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Known for two decades as No. 2, Derek Jeter is now linked to the number 1 - as in, who was the lone Hall of Fame voter who didn't put a check mark next to his...
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Cubs acquire reliever Lakins from Red Sox
Jan 21, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Travis Lakins from the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named or cash on Tuesday. The 25-year-old right-hander debuted...