Florida Police Investigating Theft Of A-Rod Documents
A Florida police department has reopened an investigation into the theft of documents related to baseball's inquiry into whether Alex Rodriguez used performance-enhancing drugs.
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A Florida police department has reopened an investigation into the theft of documents related to baseball's inquiry into whether Alex Rodriguez used performance-enhancing drugs.
Tejada received the team's final call-up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sept. 10. One day earlier and he would have been eligible for free agency following the 2016 season.
Alex Rodriguez was back at Major League Baseball's office Monday for the resumption of the grievance hearing to overturn his 211-game suspension.
Defensive specialist Brendan Ryan is coming back to the Yankees to provide insurance at shortstop, according to WFAN and CBSSports.com baseball insider Jon Heyman.
Brodie Van Wagenen will be the man behind Robinson Cano's new deal. But rap mogul Shawn "Jay Z" Carter is also "intimately involved in all areas" of the process, Van Wagenen said Sunday.
"I'm staring at my board right now," Alderson said. "In the outfield category, I've got seven guys on my board who are free agents -- varying degrees of quality. In the trade category just as an example, I've got four, five -- nine. Those are guys we talked about internally. They range from A+ to C+."
The Yankees are set to open their 2014 spring training schedule against the Florida State Seminoles on February 25 at Steinbrenner Field.
Alex Rodriguez is in California with flu-like symptoms and was unable to fly to New York for Friday's session, a person familiar with the process told The Associated Press.
Rob Manfred, MLB's chief operating officer, said present and former umpires likely would make the decisions on contested calls after reviewing video in New York.
Forget about the big-name free agents. Mets third baseman David Wright would rather see general manager Sandy Alderson spread the team's money around.
Brian Cashman says the New York Yankees can cross Brian Wilson off their list. The free-agent reliever won't shave. And as we all know, there are no beards allowed in the Bronx.
MLB has threatened A-Rod with additional discipline if he answers questions at an interview and denies using PEDs during the period in question.
The 30-year-old was an All-Star in 2012, but he had a down year in 2013. The right-handed hitter batted .262 with nine home runs and 60 RBIs in 138 games.
"We've got a couple more meetings," Wilpon said. "And there might be hopefully something cooking later. Right now, it's quiet."
Lou Brock's shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Rose's bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era.
"Given his age and given the severity of the injury, I think we all have concerns," Hal Steinbrenner said Tuesday. "But if anybody is going to succeed, it's going to be Derek."
Sandy Alderson has declared that the Mets will not be paying out any $100 million contracts this offseason.
The Yankees could end up being the only team bidding to sign free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano, according to a report.
Former Mets outfielder Marlon Byrd has agreed to a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to WFAN/CBSSports.com baseball insider Jon Heyman.
Sandy Alderson stepped into the hotel lobby at the general managers' meetings and was ready with a quick quip: "I was upstairs stacking our money. Don't get excited. They were all fives."
Jose Fernandez stood out in a deep National League class, and the pitcher received 26 of 30 first-place votes from a Baseball Writers' Association of America panel in results revealed Monday.
The Kansas City Royals are a contender to sign Phil Hughes according to WFAN baseball insider Jon Heyman.
MTV and MLB said Monday they are collaborating on a weekly 30-episode series that melds pop culture and baseball with David Ortiz and Andrew McCutchen serving as producers
Jose Offerman hit two Bluefish players, John Nathans and pitcher Matt Beech, with a bat. Nathans suffered a head injury that ended his career, and Beech broke the middle finger on his non-throwing hand. As a federal lawsuit over the attack heads to trial, Offerman is nowhere to be found.
The Mets are reportedly interested in outfielder Curtis Granderson, who is likely to turn down the Yankees' qualifying offer of $14.1 million.
