Yankees, Russell Martin Agree At 1 Year, $7.5M
The deal, was $100K under the midpoint between the $8.2 million he had asked for in arbitration and the $7 million the Yankees had previously offered.
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The deal, was $100K under the midpoint between the $8.2 million he had asked for in arbitration and the $7 million the Yankees had previously offered.
In a matter of hours on Friday night, the Yankees waived goodbye to prized prospect Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi and welcomed much-needed arms to their rotation. GM Brain Cashman stayed patient and appears to have won big.
Some Yankees fans have expressed outrage, but Brian Cashman has kept the organization's best interests at heart by waiting for the right deal.
After a brief stint as MLB's executive vice president for baseball operations, Torre is looking to return to Los Angeles -- in the owners box.
Hit Man. Donnie Baseball. Mother Ginger?!
Chris Capuano's comeback season with the Mets earned him a 2 year, $10 million dollar deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Pinch-hitter Scott Hairston hit a tiebreaking home run off All-Star Brian Wilson in the ninth inning, leading the Mets past the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Friday night.
The sixth inning has been Dillon Gee's undoing. The Dodgers scored five runs off the right-hander in that inning on their way to a 6-0 victory over the Mets on Thursday night that snapped a five-game losing skid.
Ruben Tejada doubled home two runs while filling in again for injured shortstop Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran doubled twice and scored twice, and the Mets beat the Dodgers 5-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.
Jason Bay's bat is coming around for the Mets, who have been waiting a long time to see him regain his power stroke.
Angel Pagan, Carlos Beltran and Daniel Murphy had RBI doubles in the sixth inning after the Mets were held hitless through five by Rubby De La Rosa, and New York went on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Monday night.
Now that the Los Angeles Dodgers have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the future of the franchise is uncertain. What would happen if the Dodgers returned to Brooklyn?
The Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court Monday, blaming MLB for refusing to approve a multibillion-dollar TV deal that owner Frank McCourt was counting on to keep the troubled team afloat.
Terry Collins was feeling good when the first inning came to an end. The Mets managed to draw two walks, drive up Clayton Kershaw's pitch count, and even coax a run across against the Dodgers' ace. Then they didn't score again until the ninth inning.
Andre Ethier got back on track with a two-run homer, Clayton Kershaw struck out eight and the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Sunday.
Pinch-hitter Justin Turner came through with a long single that snapped an eighth-inning tie and the New York Mets stopped Andre Ethier's hitting streak at 30 games Saturday night in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mets pitcher Chris Young couldn't get loose in the bullpen before New York played the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night and didn't make his scheduled start.
Andre Ethier looks to tie the longest hitting streak in Dodgers franchise history when he faces the New York Mets and starter Chris Young on Saturday night in Flushing.
Andre Ethier became the first player in two years to extend a hitting streak to 30 games, but Jason Pridie's three-run homer in the sixth inning carried the Mets past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 Friday night.
If he's healthy enough to play, Andre Ethier will try to extend his 29-game hit streak against Jon Niese when the Dodgers open up a three-game set against the Mets on Friday.
MLB's stunning takeover of the Dodgers this week left many wondering: Are the Mets next on Bud Selig's to-do list? It doesn't sound like it.
Commissioner Bud Selig is taking away control of the Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt, whose troubled finances have seemingly paralyzed the once-proud franchise. Sound somewhat familiar?
According to FOXSports.com, the Yankees have agreed in principle to a minor-league deal with righty reliever Luis Ayala.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will wear throwback uniforms honoring their Brooklyn roots for six games during the upcoming season.
Former Yankees great Don Mattingly joined Mike Francesa to talk about his upcoming rookie season as manager of the Dodgers and his new charity venture.
