A-Rod Cost Yankees $317 Million For 1 Championship
By the time that Alex Rodriguez collects his last payment next year as a player for the Yankees, he will have received $317,368,852 from New York, according to a review of his contracts.
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By the time that Alex Rodriguez collects his last payment next year as a player for the Yankees, he will have received $317,368,852 from New York, according to a review of his contracts.
Beltre singled in two runs in the eighth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied late for the third straight game against Colorado in a 5-4 victory Wednesday night.
I'm a die hard sports fan, rooting passionately for my favorite teams, maybe to the detriment of my long-term help at times. With that said, my reaction to Prince's comments was way less outrage and way more, "If I can only be so lucky one day," thinking about the great opportunity to be a dad.
Alex Rodriguez's memories of Fenway Park are as textured as the complicated story of his 22-year career. But on Thursday, the slugger will wear a Yankees uniform as a player in Boston for the final time.
For the second straight day, the Rangers offense looked dead in the water, and for the second straight game, Texas came from behind to win.
According to sources, Texas Rangers slugger Prince Fielder's career may likely be over.
Despite his .204 batting average this year, baseball fans paid average prices on Monday that were more than four times higher to see Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez play his last game in pinstripes on Friday against the Rays.
Rougned Odor and Jurickson Profar had discussed double steals before. So when both reached base in the ninth inning, they pulled one off exactly as planned.
One of the most prolific players and polarizing figures in baseball history, the slumping slugger plans to take his final turn at-bat with the New York Yankees on Friday night and then become a special adviser and instructor with the team next year.
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is expected to announce his retirement on Friday. He has been with New York since 2009, but began his MLB career with the Rangers in 2003, where he remained for more than four years.
Jonathan Lucroy hit his first homer with Texas, Carlos Beltran had two hits and an RBI, and the Rangers beat Wade Miley and the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
Hamels gave up three first-inning runs, and that -- along with a strong outing by Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman -- was enough to provide Baltimore with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night.
After trading four veterans and turning their attention toward rebuilding, the Yankees appear to have little or no use for 41-year-old designated hitter Alex Rodriguez, whose playing time has all but disappeared in the past month.
The Texas Rangers' new-look lineup was no match for a rookie right-hander making his fourth major league start. Dylan Bundy pretty much got the best of Yu Darvish, too.
Arlington could move one step closer Tuesday to building a new home for the Rangers. The city council is set to decide whether to hold a special election for voters to decide on the construction of a new ballpark.
With another non-waiver trade deadline looming, and the cost of acquiring another starting pitcher apparently too steep, general manager Jon Daniels and his group "audibled a little bit."
Fresh off of two significant moves, Rangers general manager Jon Daniels joined the Ben and Skin Show on 105.3 The Fan.
Chris Sale arrived on the last player bus to Wrigley Field dressed in a dark suit, walked into the cramped visiting clubhouse, scanned the room and smiled.
The White Sox have activated ace Chris Sale from the suspended list following his jersey-tearing incident ahead of his start against the Cubs in Chicago's crosstown rivalry.
Darvish had a one-run lead and left an Oakland runner stranded at third base to end the sixth inning, but the right-hander from Japan has still gone more than four years without a win over the AL West rival Athletics.
Sonny Gray, an All-Star last season but with a 5.49 ERA before Tuesday night, overcame that one volatile inning and had a season-high eight strikeouts as the A's beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 6-3.
Beltre's second home run of the game was a two-run shot on the first pitch from Ryan Madson with two outs in the ninth inning, and it rallied the Texas Rangers past the Oakland Athletics 7-6
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Baseball's Hall of Fame has again revamped its veterans' committees, attempting to increase consideration for more contemporary players, managers, umpires and executives.
Jefry Marte hit a three-run homer and the Angels shut down a late rally by the AL West-leading Texas Rangers in a 7-4 win Wednesday night that gave Los Angeles a three-game sweep.
