MLB Players & Owners Sign Labor Agreement
Baseball players and owners have signed an agreement for a new labor contract, a deal that starts blood testing on human growth hormone and expands the playoffs to 10 teams by 2013.
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Baseball players and owners have signed an agreement for a new labor contract, a deal that starts blood testing on human growth hormone and expands the playoffs to 10 teams by 2013.
Bobby Valentine has interviewed to be manager of the Boston Red Sox, the sixth person to be brought in for a talk with general manager Ben Cherington.
Joe Nathan and the Rangers agreed to a two-year contract with a club option for 2014, a move that means closer Neftali Feliz will shift to the starting rotation.
The sides were working Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding on the five-year deal, which replaces one set to expire Dec. 11.
Texas Rangers' pitcher C.J. Wilson is on the list. But is he worth as much as he thinks?
It will make MLB the first major North American sport to blood test unionized players. Baseball has tested minor league players since 2010 because it didn't need the union's consent.
It's a cold Thursday night in Chicago. C.J. Wilson is standing at the bank of elevators on the second floor of the Hyatt Regency off Michigan Avenue. None of the people from the large crowd passing by notice they're walking with an All-Star pitcher who is one month removed from an American League championship, and he is okay with that.
The team expects him to fully recover from the surgery in time for spring training in February.
Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux has interviewed for the open manager's job with the Chicago Cubs.
Dishonesty. Breach of trust. Jeopardizing a franchise's reputation. The Texas Rangers have been through this before. Right, Ron Washington?
Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux has withdrawn from consideration for the manager's job with the Boston Red Sox.
An audio recording of Rangers manager Ron Washington's pre game speech to his team has been leaked.
Some changes are coming to the outfield at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington next season, but it won't involve players. The team announced Thursday an $11.5 million plan to remodel Vandergriff Plaza behind center field.
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Thursday the Cubs and Red Sox both requested to interview Maddux, who has been in Texas for three seasons.
White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle, Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre each won their third Gold Glove.
