Yankees interview Eric Wedge, former Indians and Mariners manager
NEW YORK — Eric Wedge promises a touchy-feely approach if hired as New York Yankees manager, rejecting the old-school method of publicly challenging players to motivate them. “If something like that...
View ArticleMarlins have Giancarlo Stanton on the market as GM meetings start
ORLANDO, Fla. — For sale: 28-year-old chiseled slugger who led the major leagues with 59 home runs, the most in 16 years. Price: $295 million over a decade. Complication: Giancarlo Stanton only goes...
View ArticleU.S. soccer starts youth movement after World Cup flop
Josh Sargent recalled when coach John Hackworth greeted the U.S. Under-17s at breakfast in India last month and told players the American national team failed to qualify for next year’s World Cup....
View ArticleJoe Girardi says he was “a little shocked” when Yankees let him go
ORLANDO, Fla. — Joe Girardi expected to be back for an 11th season as New York Yankees manager. “I was a little shocked,” he said of his dismissal Tuesday after attending a meeting of Major League...
View ArticleSpeeding up games on MLB agenda for next season
ORLANDO, Fla. — Puffing on a cigar, Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said what many fans believe. “It doesn’t matter if the game is 3 1/2 hours if it was an exciting game. But if it’s a 2-1...
View ArticleDerek Jeter confirms Marlins listening to offers for Giancarlo Stanton
ORLANDO, Fla. — Now a rookie executive instead of a veteran player, Derek Jeter arrived for his first major league owners’ meeting and said the Miami Marlins are listening to trade offers for slugging...
View ArticleMLB approves Japan deal, allowing Shohei Ohtani bidding to start
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously Friday to approve a new posting agreement with their Japanese counterparts, a move that allowed bidding to start for coveted pitcher and...
View ArticleAaron Boone picked by Yankees as next manager
NEW YORK — The Yankees have picked ESPN broadcaster Aaron Boone to succeed Joe Girardi as manager, a person familiar with New York’s decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of...
View ArticleAaron Boone knows he’s a rookie who has to prove himself to Yankees
NEW YORK — Aaron Boone was pulling into the driveway of his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, last Thursday, bringing 8-year-old daughter Bella home from school so his wife could drive her to a dance...
View ArticleYankees agree to a trade with Marlins for slugger Giancarlo Stanton, per AP...
MIAMI — After helping the New York Yankees to five World Series titles, Derek Jeter might help them win another. The Yankees and Jeter’s Miami Marlins have agreed to a trade that would send slugger...
View ArticleJack Morris, Alan Trammell elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Fittingly, Jack Morris reached the Hall of Fame in extra innings. Morris was elected to the Hall by its Modern Era committee on Sunday along with former Detroit Tigers teammate...
View ArticlePat Neshek departs Colorado Rockies to rejoin Philadelphia Phillies
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free-agent relief pitcher Pat Neshek is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies. Neshek will get a $16.5 million,...
View ArticleGiancarlo Stanton joins Aaron Judge as Yankees’ Towers of Power
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Giancarlo Stanton eased his 6-foot-6 frame into a pinstriped No. 27 jersey, ready to join 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge as the Towers of Power on the resurgent New York Yankees....
View ArticleMajor League Baseball players reject pitch clock, mound limits
NEW YORK — The players’ association rejected Major League Baseball’s proposal to institute 20-second pitch clocks and limits on mound visits, a move that dares management to unilaterally impose the...
View ArticleProminent baseball agent suggests spring training boycott
NEW YORK — A prominent baseball agent said players are angered over the slow free-agent market and suggested they consider boycotting spring training. Brodie Van Wagenen, co-head of CAA Baseball,...
View ArticleJoe Girardi hired by MLB Network as studio analyst
NEW YORK — Joe Girardi has an idea what Aaron Boone will face when the Yankees and the rookie manager open their spring training schedule on Feb. 23. Girardi was a first-time manager with the Florida...
View ArticleJ.D. Martinez, Boston Red Sox agree to $110 million, 5-year deal
J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox have, at long last, come to an agreement. The slow dance between the free agent slugger and the power-deficient team wrapped up Monday when they settled on a $110...
View ArticleRussell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks QB, works out with New York Yankees
TAMPA, Fla. — Russell Wilson’s head knows football was the right choice. Baseball still has his heart. A 2014 Super Bowl champion quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks, the 29-year-old began a week of...
View ArticleFree agent baseball players play Japanese amateurs in exhibition game
BRADENTON, Fla. — Tyler Clippard wore a black jersey with a white players’ union logo and pitched hitless ball for two innings against amateurs in the green shirts of the East Japan Railway Company....
View ArticleMLB hopes for New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox in London in 2019
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is working to finalize a two-game series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at London’s Olympic Stadium on June 29-30 in 2019, the sport’s first...
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